Iris Marion Young Quotes
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. The quotes below are attributed to Iris Marion Young, organized by topic.
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Iris Marion Young on Justice
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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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“Social movements for global democracy and justice should try not only to build on and create global legal and regulatory institutions, but also to expand possibilities for transnational association and public spheres.”
Inclusion and Democracy (2000), Ch. 7: Self-Determination and Global Democracy -
“Responsibility for Justice (2014)”
A developer has bought the central-city apartment building where Sandy, a single mother, has been living with her two children; he plans to convert it into condominiums. … She looks in the newspaper and online for apartment rental advertisements, and she is shocked at the rents for one- and two-bedroom apartments. … Sandy searches for two months, with the eviction deadline looming over her. Finall
Iris Marion Young on Knowledge
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“Inclusion and Democracy (2000), Ch. 7: Self-Determination and Global Democracy”
Social movements for global democracy and justice should try not only to build on and create global legal and regulatory institutions, but also to expand possibilities for transnational association and public spheres.
Iris Marion Young on Nature
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“Throwing like a girl is not a natural fact but a social form.”
Iris Marion Young on Politics
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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.”