I hate that people on my side of the political spectrum have started to primarily use the self-identification definition... which is indeed intellectually bankrupt for obvious reasons. But there's nothing wrong at all with using a property-cluster definition
If Blaire White decided to begin identifying as a man tomorrow, would it be bizarre to describe (him) as a man? How should we address Blaire in this hypothetical?
Great article.
I hate that people on my side of the political spectrum have started to primarily use the self-identification definition... which is indeed intellectually bankrupt for obvious reasons. But there's nothing wrong at all with using a property-cluster definition
If Blaire White decided to begin identifying as a man tomorrow, would it be bizarre to describe (him) as a man? How should we address Blaire in this hypothetical?
What about defining 'female' and 'male' in terms of gametes? I don't see how that's "tricky and imprecise."