Alex Byrne: Trouble with Gender

Cover: 9781509560011 | Trouble with Gender | Sex Facts, Gender Fictions | Alex Byrne | Buch

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Sex used to rule. Now gender identity is on the throne. Sex survives as a cheap imitation of its former self: assigned at birth, on a spectrum, socially constructed, and definitely not binary. Apparently quite a few of us fall outside the categories 'male' and 'female'. But gender identity is said to be universal - we all have one. Humanity used to be cleaved into two sexes, whereas now the crucial division depends on whether our gender identity aligns with our body. If it does, we are cisgender; if it does not, we are transgender. The dethroning of sex has meant the threat of execution for formerly noble words such as 'woman' and 'man'.

In this provocative, bold, and humane book, the philosopher Alex Byrne pushes back against the new gender revolution. Drawing on evidence from biology, psychology, anthropology and sexology, Byrne exposes the flaws in the revolutionary manifesto. The book applies the tools of philosophy, accessibly and with flair, to gender, sex, transsexuality, patriarchy, our many identities, and our true or authentic selves.

The topics of Trouble with Gender are relevant to us all. This is a book for anyone who has wondered 'Is sex binary?', 'Why are men and women different?', 'What is a woman?' or, simply, 'Where can I go to know more about these controversies?'

Revolutions devour their own children, and the gender revolution is no exception. Trouble with Gender joins the forefront of the counter-revolution, restoring sex to its rightful place, at the centre of what it means to be human.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1: Gender, Double Toil and Trouble

Chapter 2: 'Gender' Trouble

Chapter 3: Clownfish and Chromosomes

Chapter 4: I am Woman

Chapter 5: The Rise of Gender Identity
Chapter 6: Born in the Wrong Body

Chapter 7: Is Biology Destiny?

Chapter 8: True Selves and Identity Crises
Coda

Acknowledgements

Bibliography

Notes

Index

Erscheinungsjahr:	2023
Fachbereich:	Allgemeines
Genre:	Importe , Philosophie
Jahrhundert:	Antike
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Thema:	Lexika
Medium:	Buch
Inhalt:	PrefaceIntroductionChapter 1: Gender Double Toil and TroubleChapter 2: 'Gender' TroubleChapter 3: Clownfish and ChromosomesChapter 4: I am WomanChapter 5: The Rise of Gender IdentityChapter 6: Born in the Wrong BodyChapter 7: Is Biology Destiny?Chapter
ISBN-13:	9781509560011
ISBN-10:	1509560017
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	1A509560010
Einband:	Gebunden
Autor:	Byrne, Alex
Hersteller:	Polity Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	237 x 165 x 32 mm
Von/Mit:	Alex Byrne
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.12.2023
Gewicht:	0,606 kg