Feminist Monoculture and Ontological Pluralism

Philosophics — Philosophical and Political Ramblings · Oct 7, 2026 · 23m

In his essay examining a recent panel discussion on gender equality, Bry Willis explores how modern feminism contains multiple conflicting schools of thought operating under a single activist umbrella. He notes that thinkers like Kathleen Stock and Minna Salami debate whether these internal divisions would be clearer if different factions adopted distinct names. However, Willis argues that the core issue goes beyond mere terminology, as these various groups utilize fundamentally different ontological grammars to define the world. Using the controversial debate over sex work as a primary…