Iris Marion Young Quotes on Justice
Iris Marion Young was an American political philosopher and feminist theorist whose work reshaped late twentieth-century thinking about justice, oppression, and democratic inclusion. This page collects quotes attributed to Iris Marion Young on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
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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Attributed to Iris Marion Young:
“Justice without recognition is incomplete.”
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Attributed to Iris Marion Young:
“Difference is a resource, not a problem to be overcome.”
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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