Iris Marion Young 1949 – 2006
Iris Marion Young (1949 – 2006) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism and Political Philosophy.
Iris Marion Young was an American political philosopher and feminist theorist whose work reshaped late twentieth-century thinking about justice, oppression, and democratic inclusion. After a decade at the University of Pittsburgh, she taught at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Her Justice and the Politics of Difference identified five faces of oppression that justice must address beyond the distribution of goods, and her Inclusion and Democracy developed a normative theory of democratic deliberation across difference. Throwing Like a Girl and other essays brought feminist phenomenology to a wide readership. She died at fifty-seven.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Feminism, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Iris Marion Young:
“The five faces of oppression are exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, cultural imperialism, and violence.”
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“Justice without recognition is incomplete.”
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“Throwing like a girl is not a natural fact but a social form.”
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“Difference is a resource, not a problem to be overcome.”
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“Democracy is not just a method of decision; it is a way of being together.”
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- Iris Marion Young was an American political philosopher and feminist theorist whose work reshaped late twentieth-century thinking about justice, oppression, and democratic inclusion.
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