Week 4: Humans and Non-Humans in Philosophy
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What is the result of the labor process between humans and nature?

  • The laborer's body is adapted to the natural forces of nature
  • A simultaneous change within the laborer and external nature (correct)
  • The natural forces of the laborer's body are controlled by nature
  • The laborer's power is limited by the natural forces of nature

What is the purpose of the capitalist in the production process?

  • To control the labor process and valorization process
  • To produce products intended to satisfy a particular need (correct)
  • To mediate the metabolism between the laborer and nature
  • To produce use-values intended to satisfy the laborer's needs

What is the difference between the labor process and the valorization process?

  • The labor process is controlled by the capitalist, while the valorization process is controlled by the laborer
  • The labor process is about producing use-values, while the valorization process is about producing exchange-values
  • The labor process is independent of the social formation, while the valorization process is dependent on it (correct)
  • The labor process is about human labor, while the valorization process is about natural labor

According to Marx, what is the characteristic of labor that is unique to humans?

<p>Labor is a natural process found in all species (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the laborer in the labor process?

<p>The laborer sets in motion the forces of nature to adapt to their needs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the labor process?

<p>The laborer produces a specific article or use-value (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between humans and nature in the labor process?

<p>Humans mediate the metabolism between themselves and nature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of the capitalist in the production of use-values?

<p>To produce products intended to satisfy a particular need (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Haraway criticize for being silent on issues of race?

<p>Feminist theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the 'homework economy' characterized by?

<p>Feminization of labor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the new technologies in the new world order of capitalism?

<p>Increased control over dispersed labor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Haraway view the body in relation to new technologies?

<p>As a utility-maximizing machine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Haraway propose as an alternative to traditional gender politics?

<p>A socialist-feminist engagement with science and technology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the cyborg imagery in Haraway's work?

<p>To urge feminism to move beyond traditional gender politics (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Haraway's hope for the future?

<p>A utopian world without gender (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mistake that Haraway critiques in universal, totalizing theory?

<p>It misses most of reality (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which concept does Haraway use to challenge traditional boundaries?

<p>The cyborg (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Haraway criticize feminism for?

<p>Falling into traditional dualities and essentialisms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of Western culture does Haraway argue against?

<p>Its culture of dualism and binary opposites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the boundary breakdowns represented by the cyborg concept?

<p>Human and machine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group's struggles does Haraway specifically discuss?

<p>Women of color (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technological advancements contribute to the human and machine boundary breakdown?

<p>Machine technology (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes a raw material to change its shape constantly until it is in finished form?

<p>The whole series of different processes it goes through (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

By what means do the determining characteristics of a use-value change?

<p>The specific function it performs in the labor process (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do products lose their character of being products?

<p>Upon entering new labor processes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role does past labor play in the means of production according to the text?

<p>It is highlighted by their imperfections (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What ensures finished products retain their character as use-values?

<p>Their contact with living labor (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the labor process, what distinguishes productive consumption?

<p>It uses up material elements, objects, and instruments (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of 'Cyborg Unities' primarily refer to?

<p>Monstrous and illegitimate forms of unity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is there suspicion towards reproductive metaphors in the context of cyborgs?

<p>Emphasis is placed on regeneration rather than reproduction (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the perspective of 'Double Vision' in political struggle suggest?

<p>Embracing multiple perspectives reveals dominations and possibilities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are cyborg worlds characterized in one perspective?

<p>As grids of control and appropriation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does regeneration entail in the context of cyborgs?

<p>Growth of new and potentially monstrous forms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is there a critique of universal and totalizing theories in the discussion of cyborgs?

<p>They miss the complexity of real societal relations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is advocated to contest meanings, power, and pleasure in technologically mediated societies?

<p>A shift in perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key aspect of the cyborg perspective related to social and bodily realities?

<p>Embracing joint kinship with animals and machines (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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