Richard,
I found your essay interesting, especially the decoupling of
fixed/variable from nature/nurture.
I must present your arguments to the current object of my desire, who has
chosen a beautiful young doctor half my age over me. Perhaps, on realising
that his preference for her over me (on the grounds of aesthtics, likely
fertility, and arbitrary social constructs like status and power), is
subject to change on more rational grounds, and indeed is his political
duty if he's serious about social change, perhaps I'll get him back?
The example is a hypothetical construct based on actual experiences of
people I know. But what I want to know is, more info on how your argument
translates into the real world as it is within my life span?
Judy Singer
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