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Strama 1 Chelsie Strama Dr. Carlie Hughes Philosophy 100 3 June 2019 RRQ # 4

1. Camus explains that the absurd is related to the fact that we do not inherently have knowledge of the meaning of our lives, and instead are faced with an abyss. He illustrates in “The Myth of Sisyphus,” a story of an absurd task: summarize this story and explain what its message is. In “The Myth of Sisyphus,” the gods gave Sisyphus an absurd task to roll a rock to the top of a mountain. The Gods, having knowledge that the rock was way too heavy was a perfect punishment in their opinion. Sisyphus would never succeed the task given to him. If he did, the rock would roll right back down on the other side. The message of this story is that life is meaningless and absurd, but it should be taken as a challenge. 2. What is the difference between constructivism and essentialism? Does Foucault believe there is an essential human nature? Why or why not? Constructivism is having no essential or fixed human nature, where essentialism has forms and essences that express a true underlying nature. Foucault does noes believe there is an essential human nature b u ta r gu e st ha ta c c o u n t sofh u ma nn a t u r ea n dp a r t sof hu ma nun d e r s t a n d i n gh a v el e dt o wa r d st h e o r i e st ha td e n yt h epo s s i b i l i t yo fme a n i n g .

3. What does DeBeauvoir mean when she says that woman is “Other” in comparison to man? When DeBeauvoir says that woman is “other” in comparison to man, she means that being male is assumed, that men are the standard, whereas women are the abnormal. 4. Does bell hooks argue that the structures of patriarchy come directly from men themselves? Why or why not? Bell hooks does not argue that patriarchy comes directly from men. She states that both men and women participate in this tortured value system. 5. What is “strategic essentialism” and how exactly is Susan Griffin using it in her book, Woman and Nature? Strategic essentialismrefers to a political tactic in which minority groups unify on a mutual identity subject to represent themselves. Susan Griffin uses this in her book, Woman and Nature, when she talks about feminism and how women should be created equal.

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6. BONUS POINT: What are some of the ways that women have been associated with matter through history – and how was this contrasted with the status of man? Women have been associated with matter through history by having roles to be a mother, to stay home, to take care of the house, etc. While men, where the breadwinners that went out to work to provide everything. That men are masculine and should dominate....