What Gender Should Be

Matthew J. Cull is a philosopher at the University of Edinburgh, UK. Their work covers a variety of areas in social and political philosophy, focusing in particular on feminist and transgender philosophy. Matthew's writing has previously appeared in venues such as Philosophical Papers, Feminist Philosophy Quarterly, and The Journal of Social Ontology.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: From Conceptual Change to Liberation 1. Conceptual Engineering2. Between Semantics and Metaphysics 3. What Conceptual Change Can Do for Liberation Part II: Pluralism 4. The Double-Counting and Discrete/Continuous Problems 5. Gender Pluralism 6. Gender Identity, Deflated Part III: Abolitionism, Past and Present7. The Mare Magnum, Or Transcendental Androgyny 8. Engineers and Wrecking Crews: Contemporary Gender Abolitionism Conclusion NotesReferences Index

This is an important book. It makes a compelling case for pluralism about gender, situating this in a rich historical and philosophical context, while never losing sight of real-world trans lives, oppression, and liberation.