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The Philosopher Redefining Equality | The New Yorker

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"At fifty-nine, Anderson is the chair of the University of Michigan’s department of philosophy and a champion of the view that equality and freedom are mutually dependent,"

From "The Philosopher Redefining Equality | The New Yorker".

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"‘People now have the freedom to have crosscutting identities in different domains. At church, I’m one thing. At work, I’m something else. I’m something else at home, or with my friends. The ability not to have an identity that one carries from sphere to sphere but, rather, to be able to slip in and adopt whatever values and norms are appropriate while retaining one’s identities in other domains?’ She paused. ‘That is what it is to be free.’"

From "The Philosopher Redefining Equality | The New Yorker".

 

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