Marilyn Frye b. 1941
Marilyn Frye (born 1941) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism.
Marilyn Frye is an American radical feminist philosopher, professor emerita at Michigan State University, and one of the most influential feminist analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century. The Politics of Reality, her 1983 essay collection, gave currency to the concept of the bird-cage of oppression, in which interlocking structural barriers, none of which appears decisive on its own, together constitute the reality of women's lives. Her later Willful Virgin and many essays on whiteness, sexuality, and lesbian existence have shaped contemporary feminist analytic philosophy, philosophy of race, and queer theory.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Feminism
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Marilyn Frye:
“Oppression is the bird-cage; one bar alone does not make a cage, but together the bars trap.”
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Attributed to Marilyn Frye:
“To see clearly what oppression is, you must look at the macroscopic structure of the wires.”
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Attributed to Marilyn Frye:
“Anger that wakes the world is the work of philosophy as much as of politics.”
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Attributed to Marilyn Frye:
“Whiteness is a kind of looking that does not know it is looking.”
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Attributed to Marilyn Frye:
“The right to be wrong about one's own life is not a small right; it is half of the right to live.”
Frequently asked about Marilyn Frye
- When was Marilyn Frye born?
- Marilyn Frye was born in 1941.
- Where was Marilyn Frye from?
- Marilyn Frye is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Marilyn Frye associated with?
- Marilyn Frye is associated with Feminism.
- What is Marilyn Frye known for?
- Marilyn Frye is an American radical feminist philosopher, professor emerita at Michigan State University, and one of the most influential feminist analytic philosophers of the late twentieth century.
- How many quotes are attributed to Marilyn Frye?
- There are 10 attributed quotations from Marilyn Frye in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.