Nancy Fraser is an American philosopher, critical theorist and feminist, born in 1947, who is the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor Emerita of Political and Social Science and a professor of philosophy at the New School in New York City. She is widely known for her critique of identity politics and her philosophical work on the concept of justice, and is a critic of contemporary liberal feminism and what she views as its abandonment of social justice issues. She holds honorary doctoral degrees from four universities in three countries, won the 2010 Alfred Schutz Prize in Social Philosophy from the American Philosophical Association, and served as President of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division for the 2017 to 2018 term.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Defining MomentSourced to the subject's own accountDistinguished distributive justice (redistribution) from recognition justice, framing maldistribution and misrecognition as two forms of injustice. 1 Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Notable PublicationSourced to the subject's own accountJustice Interruptus: Critical Reflections on the Postsocialist Condition (1997) 1 Office HeldSourced to the subject's own accountPresident of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division, 2017 to 2018 term 1 BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountBaltimore, Maryland, US 1 TraditionSourced to the subject's own accountCritical theory and feminist philosophy 1 Classification
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Nancy Fraser (; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor Emerita of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City.
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birth_place = [[Baltimore]], Maryland, US
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Nancy Fraser (; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor Emerita of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City.
Writings section, Books list, 1997 entry
Fraser, Nancy (1997). Justice interruptus: critical reflections on the "postsocialist" condition. New York: Routledge.
Research section, first paragraph
Fraser argues that justice can be understood in two separate but interrelated ways: distributive justice (in terms of a more equitable distribution of resources), and recognition justice (the recognition of difference between social identities and groups).
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She was President of the American Philosophical Association Eastern Division for the 2017-2018 term.
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Nancy Fraser (; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor Emerita of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy at The New School in New York City.
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In 2003, Honneth co-authored Recognition or Redistribution? with the feminist philosopher Nancy Fraser, who criticizes the priority of ethical categories such as recognition over structural social-political categories such as redistribution in Honneth's thought.
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