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Iris Marion Young

1949 - 2006

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Iris Marion Young (2 January 1949 – 1 August 2006) was an American political theorist and socialist feminist who focused on the nature of justice and social difference. She served as Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and was affiliated with the Center for Gender Studies and the Human Rights program there. Her research covered contemporary political theory, feminist social theory, and normative analysis of public policy. She believed in the importance of political activism and encouraged her students to involve themselves in their communities. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Iris Marion Young is the 1,184th most popular philosopher (down from 1,182nd in 2019), the 8,510th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,807th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Iris Marion Young ranks 1,184 out of 1,267. Before her are Michael Hardt, Volker Zotz, William Chittick, Bas van Fraassen, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, and Imran N. Hosein. After her are Edward Abramowski, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Quentin Meillassoux, Hector Boece, Hicetas, and Max Black.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Iris Marion Young ranks 521. Before her are Ayşe Erzan, Ireen Sheer, Jeannie Berlin, David Abulafia, Richard Hell, and Dušan Galis. After her are Venkaiah Naidu, Pauline Marois, James Wani Igga, Yuri Baturin, Ieremia Tabai, and Ismail Petra of Kelantan. Among people deceased in 2006, Iris Marion Young ranks 291. Before her are Ingvar Gärd, Lloyd Bentsen, Hans Berglund, Francis Girod, Arthur Lee, and Jane Wyatt. After her are Jan Twardowski, Joseph Vissers, Katherine Dunham, Loyola de Palacio, Viktor Pavlov, and Barnard Hughes.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Iris Marion Young ranks 8,512 out of 20,380. Before her are John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), Bill Monroe (1911), Ben Hogan (1912), Sidney Darlington (1906), and Giorgos Kaminis (1954). After her are Ray Barbuti (1905), Rose O'Neill (1874), Charles R. Knight (1874), Michaela Conlin (1978), Buddy Hackett (1924), and Norman I. Platnick (1951).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Iris Marion Young ranks 64. Before her are Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Patricia Hill Collins (1948), Richard Posner (1939), Michael Hardt (1960), and William Chittick (1943). After her are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Alexander Berzin (1944), William Alston (1921), Marshall Berman (1940), Robert Brandom (1950), and James Burnham (1905).

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