Why Does Mill Reject the Appeal to the Nature of the Two

question 167

Multiple Choice

Why does Mill reject the appeal to the nature of the two sexes as justification for the subjection of women?

• A) Because he holds that it doesn't get the nature of women correct
• B) Because it is based off of experience with only one way of relating between the sexes
• C) Mill doesn't reject this appeal
• D) Because we cannot use experience to make such judgments

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