The metaphysics of intersectionality

The metaphysics of intersectionality

This paper develops and articulates a metaphysics of intersectionality, the idea that multiple axes of social oppression cross-cut each other. Though intersectionality is often described through metaphor, theories of intersectionality can be formulated using the tools of contemporary analytic metaph...

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Published in:Philosophical studies Vol. 177; no. 2; pp. 321 - 335
Main Author: Bernstein, Sara
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01-02-2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Education
Epistemology
Ethics
Intersectionality
Metaphor
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Mind
Theory
Grounding
Intersectionality
Gender
Race
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Summary:This paper develops and articulates a metaphysics of intersectionality, the idea that multiple axes of social oppression cross-cut each other. Though intersectionality is often described through metaphor, theories of intersectionality can be formulated using the tools of contemporary analytic metaphysics. A central tenet of intersectionality theory, that intersectional identities are inseparable, can be framed in terms of explanatory unity. Further, intersectionality is best understood as metaphysical and explanatory priority of the intersectional category over its constituents, akin to metaphysical priority of the whole over its parts.
ISSN:0031-8116
1573-0883
DOI:10.1007/s11098-019-01394-x