beloved books & essays
disclaimer: you don't have to know any of these to have fun and participate! these are just some silly things we like to bring up, and all concepts are explained in a very casual way before we make whatever point we're trying to make.
Philosophical Plumbing.pdfPhilosophical Plumbing
by Mary Midgley
Brought up in the context of importance / faults in philosophy, especially pertaining to how certain male-oriented philosophy attempts to "conquer" nature or human impulse. Tied into how said attempt then transitively encouraged to conquering women through the connotations femininity carried—i.e. sensual, impulse-driven, &c. Aristotle and Camus listed as outliers (though not completely) in response.
Personal Writings — Albert Camus
Braiding Sweetgrass — Robin Wall Kimmerer
On Freedom — Maggie Nelson
On Women — Susan Lee Sontag