Question
An essay by Iris Marion Young discusses how pregnancy blurs the line between this concept and the external world. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this concept contrasted with the mind in Cartesian dualism.
ANSWER: the body [accept mind-body dualism; accept physical substance; prompt on self] (The essay is called “Pregnant Embodiment: Subjectivity and Alienation.”)
[10h] Young cites this philosopher’s claim that pregnancy is experienced as “the splitting of the subject.” This Bulgarian-born philosopher developed the concept of abjection in Powers of Horror.
ANSWER: Julia Kristeva [or Yuliya Stoyanova Krasteva]
[10m] Young argues that pregnancy undermines the distinction between transcendence and immanence, contrasting this book’s description of a group “doomed to immanence” and barred from transcendence. This book includes sections on “Facts and Myths” and “Lived Experience.”
ANSWER: The Second Sex [or Le Deuxième Sexe] (By Simone de Beauvoir.)
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 13.61 | 97% | 31% | 8% |