![]() Gyn/ecology demonstrates the universal nature of women’s oppression in a world dominated by men.ĭaly also gave the term metaethics a different meaning. The cultures around the world have tricked women into participating in their oppression.įor instance, a Chinese woman committing to foot binding on the belief that it will make her look more appealing. Gyn/ecology is morally significant in that it is an anti-male postulation that Daly uses to outline the patriarchal oppressions women are subjected to. ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, she divides the world into two, gyn and ecology, and stresses on the latter to incorporate the idea of women’s participation in earthly matter-ecology (Gregory and Donna 318).Īs a result, she uses the term as a new thinking pattern to attack the art of gynecology and generate different energy. To Daly, rather than helping women, gynecology harms them. She creates such words because none are available in the ordinary language to help her relay the meaning of what she is trying to say.įor instance, the phrase gyn/ecology came to her when she thought of gynecology, which is the science intended to assist women with their reproductive health issues. Daly characteristically redefined old words or coined new ones with the intention of undermining patriarchal attitudes. ![]() Gyn/ecology is the title for Mary Daly’s third book that is considered the most radical of all her publications. ![]()
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