Judith Butler
Contemporary United States Post-structuralism
Biography
American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics, and gender studies.
Life Dates
Born: February 24, 1956
Notable Quotes
"Gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original."
"We lose ourselves in what we read, only to return to ourselves, transformed."
"There is no gender identity behind the expressions of gender; that identity is performatively constituted."
"Let's face it. We're undone by each other. And if we're not, we're missing something."
"Vulnerability is not the opposite of strength."
Influenced By
Contemporaries
John RawlsMartha NussbaumCornel WestNancy CartwrightWillard Van Orman QuineThomas KuhnJohn RawlsRichard RortyNoam ChomskyMartha NussbaumDaniel DennettCornel WestAlvin PlantingaSaul KripkeHilary PutnamJohn SearleThomas NagelRobert NozickChristine KorsgaardMichael SandelNancy FraserLinda ZagzebskiDavid LewisPeter van InwagenBrian LeiterJoshua GreeneJonathan HaidtHelen LonginoElliott SoberKaren BennettSusanna SiegelPaul BoghossianSarah PaulRobert BrandomHubert DreyfusAlison GopnikJesse PrinzShaun NicholsTamar GendlerStephen YabloSally HaslangerJason StanleyL.A. PaulPeter RailtonFred DretskeTyler BurgeRuth MillikanNed BlockSydney ShoemakerRoderick ChisholmWilfrid Sellars