There are plenty of theories as to what causes body image issues that lead to depression and even eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia in so many women.One of the more novel theories, which is popular amongst some feminist philosophers, is that w
There are plenty of theories as to what causes body image issues that lead to depression and even eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia in so many women.
One of the more novel theories, which is popular amongst some feminist philosophers, is that women’s struggle with body image can be blamed on ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle who proclaimed that women did not have a soul.
Waikato University doctoral student Jane Cook’s research into the denial of soul has earned her an invitation to present her work at an international seminar run annually by Belgian-born feminist philosopher, linguist, psychoanalyst and cultural theorist Luce Irigoray.
Ms Cook’s research focuses on the idea that the ancient Greeks and later St Augustine’s views laid the foundation of a biased and therefore incorrect metaphysics which has caused in all girls a disruption of their normal processes of development.
To be fair to the philosophers, no one has ever proven that women do have souls, but then again, no one has proven that men have souls either.
