The Wrong of Injustice
Dehumanization and its Role in Feminist Philosophy
Mari Mikkola
Reviews and Awards
"Taken as a whole, the monograph is an outstanding contribution to feminist philosophical scholarship, and one that I anticipate will alter the course of a number of discussions in this field in fruitful ways." - Katharine Jenkins, University of Nottingham, Mind
"Mari Mikkola's The Wrong of Injustice is a tour de force that combines a critique of recent philosophical debates about the notion of gender with an argument that feminist philosophy should adopt a "humanist" normative position rather than a specifically feminist one. ... The book is an important and ambitious contribution to feminist philosophy and deserves to be studied by both specialists and students. It would be ideal for an advanced undergraduate or graduate seminar owing to its careful exposition and critique of many of the main themes within contemporary feminist philosophy. ... Mikkola's book displays an impressive breadth of research and a multitude of dense, detailed arguments. ... It displays a mastery of diverse philosophical literatures from feminist metaphysics to the (not necessarily feminist) social philosophy of discrimination, domination, and oppression." - Natalie Stoljar, Ethics
"Mikkola's book The Wrong of Injustice undertakes a bold paradigm shift in feminist philosophy. She has provided oodles of arguments to support it; but also, as in any paradigm shift, the real power of the work comes from clearing space for new and enlightening ways of thinking. There are many of us looking for non-ideal theory—not just non-ideal commitments—to guide the normative dimension of our work. Mikkola's book provides a model, in fact, a landmark, to guide us as we move ahead." - Sally Haslanger, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Mikkola's book is a powerful and original argument for neo-humanist feminism." - Charlotte Witt, University of New Hampshire