In this article, I explore the question “What is trans philosophy?” by viewing trans philosophy as a contribution to the field of trans studies. This requires positioning the question vis à vis Judith Butler’s notion of philosophy’s Other (that is, the philosophical work done outside of the boundaries of professional philosophy), as trans studies has largely grown from this Other. It also requires taking seriously Susan Stryker’s distinction between the mere study of trans phenomena and trans studies as the coming to academic voice of trans people. Finally, it requires thinking about the types of questions that emerge when philosophy is placed within a multidisciplinary context: (1) What does philosophy have to offer? (2) Given that philosophy typically does not use data, what grounds philosophical claims about the world? (3) What is the relation between philosophy and “the literature”? In attempting to answer these questions, I examine the notion of philosophical perplexity and the relation of philosophy to “the everyday.” Rather than guiding us to perplexity, I argue, trans philosophy attempts to illuminate trans experiences in an everyday that is confusing and hostile. Alternative socialities are required, I argue, in order to make trans philosophy possible.

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什么是跨哲学？

在本文中，我探讨了“什么是跨哲学？”这一问题。通过将跨性别哲学视为对跨性别研究领域的贡献。这就要求将问题定位于朱迪思·巴特勒关于哲学的他者（即专业哲学之外的哲学著作）概念的问题，因为跨性别研究已从“他者”之外发展而来。这还需要认真对待苏珊·斯特赖克（Susan Stryker）对跨性别现象的单纯研究与跨性别研究之间的区别，作为跨性别者学术之声。最后，它需要考虑将哲学置于多学科环境中时出现的问题类型：（1）哲学必须提供什么？（2）鉴于哲学通常不使用数据，什么是关于世界的哲学主张？（3）哲学与“文学”之间有什么关系？在尝试回答这些问题时，我研究了哲学困惑的概念以及哲学与“日常”的关系。我认为，跨性别哲学并没有引导我们陷入困惑，而是试图在一个令人困惑和敌对的日常生活中阐明跨性别的经历。我认为，为了使跨哲学成为可能，需要另类社会。