So, I have been studying philosophy for a while, and am still technically enrolled in a PhD program in a research university, although I’m not sure if I’ll stay. Down Girl by Kate Manne is the first philosophical work I’ve been able to read for a while. It kind of hurts to return to philosophy, and the why of that is complicated, but I guess it comes down to the fact that while I love philosophy, it doesn’t feel like academic philosophy loves me. […]

I’m gonna start by saying that this book made me feel like kind of an idiot the whole time I was reading it. Not in a bad way! It’s just very logical, with philosophical arguments laid out academic-style, and it’s been long enough since my time in school that I had to mentally switch over to that kind of reading style to understand what was being said. Manne is obviously an extremely intelligent person, and while she lays out her arguments clearly, maybe be prepared […]