Tag: patriachy
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Exploring Occult Symbolism From a History and Herstory Perspective of Education: Part 0 – Prologue
I have a very dear male friend whom I consider to be aware and sensitive to injustices in society. We often engage in discussions about social issues like patriarchy and other controversial topics. On one occasion, he decided to play the devil’s advocate and suggested that history was male dominated because that was the natural…
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Is Aristotle Overrated?: A look at one of the ways patriarchal systems have used Aristotle’s writings to justify male supremacy
Aristotle’s philosophies have had profound influence on Christianity, Islam, and European cultures in general. Sometimes this influence has been good in the sense that it has promoted discussions about topic, other times Aristotle’s influence can been seen as being negative. The later is particularly obvious when it come to reviewing how patriarchal systems have used…