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    If class position governs the concrete conditions of oppr... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Women constitute a 'sex class' (or gender class) that cuts across economic class lines.

    If class position governs the concrete conditions of oppression, then cross-class female solidarity presupposes a shared interest that the material evidence consistently undermines.

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    Concrete conditions(as used in materialist philosophy)
    The actual, real-world circumstances and experiences someone faces in their daily life, rather than abstract ideas about them.
    Cross-class female solidarity(as used in feminist philosophy)
    Women from different economic backgrounds working together and supporting each other as a unified group.
    Material evidence(as used in materialist philosophy)
    Concrete, observable facts about how the world actually works, based on real conditions rather than theory or ideology.
    Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
    Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
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    Where someone sits in society's hierarchy, usually determined by their wealth, job, and family background—think of it as someone's social rank or status.
    oppression(Used to argue that egalitarian justice should focus on ending socially caused inequalities rather than luck-based inequalities)
    A condition that is by definition socially imposed

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