Practical Philosophy, Friday

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"The men among us found themselves in slightly different bodies last weekend," Ender said wryly.

He spelled these things out, now; he didn't want Alluka to feel too confused. "This is an annual occurrence, and it gets easier to weather it. For me and my partner, it's mostly an annoyance now, though our daughter was a little thrown by the changes in her fathers."

His smile was as wry now as his tone.

"We live in a time where identity is at the forefront of people's minds. What you are has become an almost more fundamental question than who you are. Are you a man? A woman? Neither? Something in between? Who do you love, and how?" He took a sip of his bottle of water. "These questions are hard enough when you don't have an island merrily hustling up your phenotype for a weekend. So, of the boys, I ask: how did you experience last weekend? How did you feel about your body? Did you ignore it? Embrace it? Wait in a corner for it to blow over? Do you feel different now, about who you are? More certain? Less so?"

He put the bottle down in front of him.

"The girls will experience something like it sooner or later," he said, "And if there's anyone here who doesn't identify as either, well, you'll either be lucky or go through something unpleasant, and I'm sorry if you do. But to the rest of you, I ask, how much do our bodies say about our identity, do you think?"

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As yourself.

Listen to the Lecture

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Partake of food and drink. Or just enjoy being outside.

Talk.

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It's why you're here, after all.

Talk to the Teacher

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If you still feel the need to, after class.

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Mmm, vacation.