Volume 26, Number 2
December 2023
ARTICLE

Allies Against Oppression: Intersectional Feminism, Critical Race Theory, and Rawlsian Liberalism

Volume 26, Number 2, December 2023, Pages 221–266
https://doi.org/10.26556/jesp.v26i2.2449
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Abstract

Liberalism is often claimed to be at odds with feminism and critical race theory (crt). This article argues, to the contrary, that Rawlsian liberalism supports the central commitments of both. Section 1 argues that Rawlsian liberalism supports intersectional feminism. Section 2 argues that the same is true of crt. Section 3 then uses Young’s “Five Faces of Oppression”—a classic work widely utilized in feminism and crt to understand and contest many varieties of oppression—to illustrate how Rawlsian liberalism supports diverse feminist and crt projects, and why it may be critical to achieve solidarity between feminism, crt, and Rawlsian liberalism. Finally, section 4 responds to five objections.
Copyright © 2023 Marcus Arvan
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