You've Changed : Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity
Saved in:
| Title: | You've Changed : Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity |
|---|---|
| Description: | Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property? Who is in the best position to know a person's sex, do we each have a true sex, and is a person's sex an alterable characteristic? When a person's sex assignment changes, has the old self disappeared and a new one emerged; or, has only the public presentation of one's self changed?'You've Changed'examines the philosophical questions raised by the phenomenon of sex reassignment, and brings together the essays of scholars known for their work in gender, sexuality, queer, and disability studies, feminist epistemology and science studies, and philosophical accounts of personal identity. An interdisciplinary contribution to the emerging field of transgender studies, it will be of interest to students and scholars in a number of disciplines. |
| Authors: | Laurie J. Shrage |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Transness, Gender nonconformity |
| Categories: | PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property? Who is in the best position to know a person's sex, do we each have a true sex, and is a person's sex an alterable characteristic? When a person's sex assignment changes, has the old self disappeared and a new one emerged; or, has only the public presentation of one's self changed?'You've Changed'examines the philosophical questions raised by the phenomenon of sex reassignment, and brings together the essays of scholars known for their work in gender, sexuality, queer, and disability studies, feminist epistemology and science studies, and philosophical accounts of personal identity. An interdisciplinary contribution to the emerging field of transgender studies, it will be of interest to students and scholars in a number of disciplines. |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9780195385717 9780195385700 9780199745029 9780199888917 |
