This book offers a critical discussion of Sally Haslanger's philosophical oeuvre. Published on the occasion of the annual Münster Lectures in Philosophy held by Prof. Haslanger in the winter of 2019, it covers both her prominent work on the themes of gender, race, and ideology, as well as her research on social practices and social structures. Conceptual, methodological, practical as well as normative approaches are pursued to more closely understand Sally Haslanger's claims, arguments, and discursive goals. The direct correspondence between Sally Haslanger and her interlocutors makes this a very unique book suitable for both advanced scholars as well as graduate students.

Contains a text by Sally Haslanger based on a public lecture on gender, race, and ideology Offers an interview with Sally Haslanger, in which she talks about her current research The first book to provide a critical discussion of Sally Haslanger's various research interests

Autorentext

Anna Kahmen studied philosophy and German literature in Münster, Germany. Her doctoral dissertation is about personhood and time. She currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Philosophy in Münster. Research interests include the philosophy of action, philosophy of language as well as the philosophy of future generations.

Katja Stoppenbrink , LL.M., studied philosophy, history and law in Cologne, Münster, Luxembourg and Paris. Since 2018 she has been a stand-in professor for practical philosophy at the University of Münster. Her areas of interest are political philosophy and applied ethics, especially ethics of social inclusion and biomedical ethics. Her historical interests are in Leibniz, Kant, and Hegel as well as 20th century analytical jurisprudence.

Barbara von Groote-Gotzes studied economics and philosophy in Münster and Sydney. Since 2019, she is a junior researcher and PhD student at the department of philosophy in Münster. Her doctoral thesis is about non-recognition and personhood. She also currently works in a project researching the ethical background of the energy transition.

Lea Kipper studied philosophy and history in Münster. She worked as a research associate at the Ilia State University in Tiflis in an interdisciplinary project in the field of practical philosophy. Currently, she works as a project manager in a project for the empowerment of women at the University of Münster.

Inhalt

1 Gender, power, and agency empowerment under conditions of structural injustice.- 2 Between pessimism and hope being a philosopher in public discourse questions for Sally Haslanger.- 3 Leibniz has a dream philosophy as a social techné.- 4 On Sally Haslanger's concept of ideology reflections on the connection between ideology and reification.- 5 Is the ameliorative project compatible with semantic externalism?.- 6 Is the ameliorative project compatible with semantic externalism?.- 7 How radical towards autonomous agency?.- 8 Disability as a social kind?.- 8 Positions in feminist standpoint theory.- 9 Puzzling out Sally Haslanger's social constructionism. constructing a stable building or being left with unsolvable puzzles?.- 10 Amelioration on what grounds? an analysis of Sally Haslanger's normative sources.- 11 Meaning, normativity, ideology, and construction: a reply to commentators.