Dualism makes equality and mutuality literally unthinkable.

Evidence

A dualism is an intense, established and developed cultural expression of such a hierarchical relationship, constructing central cultural concepts and identities so as to make equality and mutuality literally unthinkable. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 195

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinct from mere hierarchy — dualism forecloses the very possibility of change, a crucial distinction.
• XREF: connects to: Dualism arises from denied dependency on a subordinated other. — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 173; Dualism demands hyperseparation achieved by magnifying differences and denying shared qualities — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 201; The language of sociology makes morally unsanctioned behavior unspeakable and thus unthinkable — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 601

Broader Connections

• Dualism demands hyperseparation achieved by magnifying differences and denying shared qualities #expands (0.92) — Val Plumwood, Feminism and the Mastery of Nature, 201
• The language of sociology makes morally unsanctioned behavior unspeakable and thus unthinkable #epitomizes (0.85) — Zygmunt Bauman, Modernity and the Holocaust, 601