I dismiss it because its not well founded and socially regressive. "Eurocentric modernity" is basically the only context in history where women are even considered as first order citizens and not just as caregivers and housekeepers etc. This is because the female monopoly on birth has been expressly ignored (at least to some extent) while fleshing out the details of social morality and responsibility. This has been deliberate and difficult (see: feminism) precisely because the temptation to refer to "the natural order of things" is so great.
I consider myself open to other world-views (you may not, that's fine), but a criticism of my world view (me being a modern european and all) that starts the conversation in 18th century terms (from a european modernist perspective) is a non-starter. There is to much ground to cover between then and now, and if that ground is covered in the book, then that's certainly not reflected in the article.
I consider myself open to other world-views (you may not, that's fine), but a criticism of my world view (me being a modern european and all) that starts the conversation in 18th century terms (from a european modernist perspective) is a non-starter. There is to much ground to cover between then and now, and if that ground is covered in the book, then that's certainly not reflected in the article.