Haraway, Donna

Philosopher-Science Studies American Born 1944 (age 82)

Developed cyborg theory and situated knowledge epistemology.

368 quotes

"We need new languages for new worlds."
Imagination
"Power is not something you have; it is something you do."
Power
"Becoming is always becoming-with others."
Relationships
"The world is not waiting to be discovered; it is being made."
Philosophy
"Caring for the earth requires detailed, humble attention."
Nature
"We must learn to think with our hands as well as our minds."
Education
"Stories about monsters and heroes shape how we live."
Literature
"Agency is distributed across human and non-human actors."
Science
"Patience with complexity is a political virtue."
Patience
"We are always implicated in the worlds we study."
Knowledge
"Feminism is about more and better connections, not purity."
Politics
"The past is never past; it haunts the present."
History
"We must become response-able to what we have made and unmade."
Justice
"Beauty lies in the connections we forge, not in perfection."
Beauty
"Time is not linear; it is thick with inheritance and possibility."
Time
"Speculative imagination is a form of scientific practice."
Creativity
"We need to think about what survives and what doesn't."
Change
"Ethics is not about rules; it is about relationships."
Kindness
"The boundary between self and other is far more porous than we think."
Philosophy
"We are all responsible for the worlds we shape through our practices."
Leadership
"Messiness is not something to overcome; it is where life happens."
Life
"Thinking with animals changes how we understand knowledge."
Wisdom
"We must honor the partial and incomplete in our understanding."
"Connection and difference are not opposites but partners."
"The future belongs to the monstrous."
Hope
"Vulnerability is not weakness; it is the condition of being alive."
Strength
"We need to cultivate unfamiliar solidarities."
Friendship
"Nature is not a backdrop for human action; it is a participant."
Nature
"Questioning is more important than answering."
Education
"We are all descendants of colonizers and colonized."
History