Title: grounding metaphysics on Reddit posts, a work in progress.

Abstract: In this presentation I will be walking us through the methodological challenges I face in writing the second chapter of my thesis. Broadly, my thesis is an attempt to ameliorate the concept of ‘gender dysphoria’. The first chapter argued that the current mainstream construals of gender dysphoria are ethically and descriptively inaccurate of the phenomenon in question. The aim of the second chapter is to provide an alternative definition of gender dysphoria that is able to meet the desiderata the previously considered construals failed to meet. In order to do this I have three steps planned: The first is identifying paradigmatic dysphoric/euphoric-like experiences in trans* testimony from Reddit. The second step is a stipulation of two new ‘dysphoria/euphoria’ concept pairs in light of the testimony. The third step reintegrates the ameliorated concepts within testimonial case studies in order to demonstrate two things: First, that the concept pairs clearly track real features of the world. Second, that the concept pairs can provide a full account of the nature of gender dysphoria.