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News: February/March 2010

Famous Radical Feminist dies • Dolphin rights on agenda • Wittgenstein: the opera • Sex with robots? • Fodor attacks Darwinism — News reports by Sue Roberts

Mary Daly Dead

The Radical Feminist philosopher Mary Daly died just after the New Year, at the age of 81. Daly, who had two PhDs and was originally a theologian, was the author of many provocative books critical of patriarchal society, including Beyond God the Father. She became notorious and celebrated for the case that ended her thirty year teaching career at Boston College. She had specified that one of her courses on feminist philosophy could only be attended by female students. In response, a male student successfully took the college to court, claiming discrimination.

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