Question
Ellie Anderson theorized a kind of labor named for this adjective that women perform both as informal therapists for their male partners and as informal couples’ therapists for their relationships. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this adjective. A geometric metaphor named for this adjective describes an iterative process that improves understanding, according to the book Truth and Method.
ANSWER: hermeneutic [accept hermeneutic labor; accept hermeneutic circle] (Truth and Method is by Hans-Georg Gadamer.)
[10e] Anderson writes that hermeneutic labor and emotional labor both entail this action. Heidegger’s term sorge (“ZOR-guh”) refers to this action, which names an ethical theory developed by Carol Gilligan that focuses on attentiveness and responsiveness.
ANSWER: care [or word forms like caring; or concern]
[10h] Borrowing a concept from hermeneutics, this philosopher argued that race and gender impact one’s “interpretive horizon” in the book Visible Identities. This Panamanian-American standpoint theorist wrote “The Problem of Speaking for Others.”
ANSWER: Linda Alcoff [or Linda Martín Alcoff]
<AY, Philosophy (Contemporary)>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Indiscernible Broke Girls | Water Buffalo | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Fable of the Miis | Yesodei HaTorah 2:7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| The Chard Problem of Consciousness | Goldman & Jackson | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Three Cantabrigians | Knox et al | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 RMP Fest Online Mirror | 05/31/25 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 2025 RMP Fest Carleton Mirror | 07/13/25 | Y | 3 | 6.67 | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| 2025 RMP Fest CO Mirror | 08/10/25 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |