What should come in the place of blank number [4]?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. ablation.
The passage emphasizes the need for an 'unmaking' of the current systems that govern how bodies are understood. It argues for a 'post-identitarian ethics' that favors 'relational indeterminacy' over 'categorical fixity.' The blank requires a word that describes the removal or elimination of 'normativity' (the standards of what is considered 'normal') as the logic that structures our bodies.
Grammatical concept:
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Ablation: In general and technical contexts, this refers to the surgical removal or the wearing away/destruction of a substance or body part. Philosophically, it is used here to mean the systematic stripping away or elimination of a structuring logic.
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Unmaking: The very next sentence begins with 'Only through its unmaking...', which serves as a direct synonym and contextual clue for 'ablation.'
Correct word: ablation
Hence, the chosen option is correct.