He will then proceed to argue that this true gender equality properly belongs to an enlightened profession of philosophy, as an ideal realized from ideas in its own history and pointing towards its future, and he will also understand how the profession, blinded by its own traditions, has historically often justified sexism and misogyny in Western society, and that he and his fellow male philosopher professors have too often it carried forth?
Clearly, I said, he would first see the truth of gender equality in professional philosophy and then reason about it.
And when he remembered his old habits, and the supposed wisdom of the discipline and his fellow male philosophy professors, do you not suppose that he would compliment himself on his new outlook, and pity them?
Certainly, he would.