Just saying.

Anyway, I think your points are definitely very good for grounding this topic. And I have the same issues with the class’ use of psychoanalytic theory, because if psychologists — those who actually investigate this stuff — don’t really find it all that informative, then how can it still be relied on in a discussion about an aspect of psychology? Anna and I were finding it amusing just how much psychoanalysis is relegated to the humanities these days. And rightly so.

I definitely am curious how the argument is made in this class, though. And I wonder if there may in fact at least be some survey evidence for all this…

I don’t think there is any evidence that women (feminist or not) fear death less than men do. Maybe feminist women shouldn’t fear death, just like modern men (as opposed to old-fashioned ego-driven patriarchs) also should learn not to fear it. Basically, I don’t think this question has anything to do with sex or gender. And what annoys me with psychoanalytic “research” is that people will find anecdotal evidence to back their claims, but not test them rigorously. This is kind of an old debate, I know! Don’t get me wrong, this class may be interesting, but it will be more a philosophy class about how we should think, rather than a scientific class about how actually each gender deals with fear of death. End of rant.