Review of Classical Phenomenology Applied to Gender Identity by Ian Rory Owen
Becoming Gendered
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https://doi.org/10.25365/jso-2025-9193Keywords:
Gender, human development, social rejectionAbstract
In Classical Phenomenology Applied to Gender Identity, Ian Rory Owen explores the phenomenological foundations of gender identity through the lens of Kant, Husserl (1970), and Heidegger. Structured in ten chapters, along with an interlude, a concluding chapter, and an epilogue, the book offers a detailed account of how phenomenology can deepen our understanding of gender as a dynamic, lived experience that integrates personal, cultural, and social dimensions. Owen’s work presents phenomenology as a framework for investigating identity in a way that transcends rigid binaries, highlighting the relevance of classical phenomenological ideas for contemporary questions of gender.
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