#85 What Is a Woman? - Talia Mae Bettcher And Tomas Bogardus

Talia Mae Bettcher and Tomas Bogardus join me to debate the question, "What is a woman?". Is gender biologically grounded, socially constructed, or something else entirely? If you're looking for a cordial and substantive exchange from two thinkers who fundamentally disagree on these issues, look no further.Video of this interview is available on YouTube.To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating, either via PayPal or Buy Me a Coffee.Follow me on X because you’re awesome.EPISODE CHAPTERS00:00:00 Introduction00:01:17 Bogardus opening statement00:02:03 Dictionaries and ordinary usage00:03:41 The ambiguity view00:07:09 The resistant concept of woman00:08:12 Circularity and self-identification00:11:23 The relevance objection to ambiguity00:13:47 Non-human men and women00:16:17 Bettcher opening statement00:18:29 Woman as a philosophical question00:19:44 Folk concepts and biological definitions00:22:13 Folk concepts vs. theoretical concepts00:24:45 Adult, human, and female00:28:14 Open discussion begins00:28:57 Bettcher on the ambiguity thesis00:30:28 Family resemblance and trans womanhood00:35:16 Political concepts and same-sex marriage00:52:25 Are folk concepts biological?00:57:47 Souls, bodies, and female identity01:04:31 Twin Earth, Superman, and non-human men01:13:13 Stone lions, Batman, and conceptual analysis01:26:44 The husbandry argument01:29:44 Sex, function, and biology01:34:35 Why the question matters01:39:44 Closing statements Get full access to Miles K. Donahue at mileskdonahue.substack.com/subscribe