Από τον νευροσεξισμό στον νευροφεμινισμό: Μια κοινωνιοκεντρική ανάγνωση της συζήτησης για τις διαφορές φύλου


Δημοσιευμένα: Φεβ 19, 2026
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
φύλο, διαφορές φύλου, σεξισμός, νευροσεξισμός, νευροφεμινισμός
Βαγγέλης Λιότζης
Περίληψη

Το άρθρο εξετάζει το πώς εννοιολογείται και αρθρώνεται η προσέγγιση περί νευροσεξισμού. Η γενική ιδέα είναι ότι ορισμένες μελέτες από τον χώρο των νευροεπιστημών που υποστηρίζουν σημαντικές, σταθερές βιολογικές διαφορές φύλου θα πρέπει να εκλαμβάνονται ως περιπτώσεις νευροσεξισμού, δεδομένου ότι, παραβλέποντας τη συνθετότητα και πολυπλοκότητα της ανθρώπινης φύσης και κοινωνικής ζωής, τείνουν να αναπαράγουν έμφυλα στερεότυπα, προσδίδοντας αξιοπιστία σε επιζήμιες προκαταλήψεις. Σε αυτήν τη βάση, μια κοινωνιολογικά προσανατολισμένη ανάγνωση της σχετικής εργογραφίας επιβεβαιώνει ότι η κριτική προσέγγιση περί νευροσεξισμού δεν αρνείται τις βιολογικά προσδιορισμένες διαφορές φύλου, αλλά επιχειρεί να διασφαλίσει την, κατά το δυνατόν, πληρέστερη κατανόηση των νευροεπιστημονικών ευρημάτων και της σημασίας τους αναφορικά με την αναπαραγωγή της έμφυλης ανισότητας. Τούτο επιχειρείται στο πλαίσιο ενός διακριτού ρεύματος στον χώρο των νευροεπιστημών, αυτό του νευροφεμινισμού, το οποίο προκρίνει τις διαθεματικές προσεγγίσεις και τον παραγωγικό διεπιστημονικό διάλογο με τις κοινωνικές επιστήμες.

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