Dualism arises from denied dependency on a subordinated other.

Evidence

A dualism, I have argued, results from a certain kind of denied dependency on a subordinated other. This relationship of denied dependency determines a certain kind of logical structure, in which the denial and the relation of domination/subordination shape the identity of both the relata. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 173

Categorization

• DEFINE: Core definition of dualism as denied dependency shaping both relata — the central concept Plumwood is building all chapter.
• XREF: Pays off and extends Merchant’s argument in The Death of Nature read as the pair — framing why domination works structurally. — connects to: Masters both rely on the dominated and deny that dependency through backgrounding. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 197; Dualism makes equality and mutuality literally unthinkable. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 195; Old oppressions stored as dualisms pave the way for new ones. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 181 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Dominant groups deny their dependency on those they exclude #corroborates (0.90) — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education, 597
• Dependence on the subordinated coexisted with total denial of their humanity. #exemplifies (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, The Threat of Race, 1556
• Dualism demands hyperseparation achieved by magnifying differences and denying shared qualities #expands (0.85) — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 201
• Reversal that revalues the subordinated identity without restructuring it stays trapped in dualism #expands (0.80) — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 244