You've Changed: Sex Reassignment and Personal Identity

Is sex identity a feature of one's mind or body, and is it a relational or intrinsic property? Who is in the best position to know a person's sex, do we each have a true sex, and is a person's sex an alterable characteristic? When a person's sex assignment changes, has the old self disappeared and a new one emerged; or, has only the public presentation of one's self changed?

"You've Changed" examines the philosophical questions raised by the phenomenon of sex reassignment, and brings together the essays of scholars known for their work in gender, sexuality, queer, and disability studies, feminist epistemology and science studies, and philosophical accounts of personal identity. An interdisciplinary contribution to the emerging field of transgender studies, it will be of interest to students and scholars in a number of disciplines.


Author: Laurie J. Shrage
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 08/18/2009
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780195385700

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2010

About the Author

Laurie J. Shrage is the Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Philosophy at Florida International University.

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