Mol, Annemarie

Philosopher-Sociologist Dutch Born 1958 (age 68)

Developed ontological politics and multiplicity theory.

380 quotes

"The body is not a thing, it is a doing."
Science
"Care is the fundamental concept that defines our humanity."
Kindness
"Objects are not given; they are made, sustained, and unmade in practices."
Philosophy
"Knowledge is never neutral; it is always political."
Knowledge
"We are all entangled in networks of relations that make us who we are."
Relationships
"Fluidity is a state of being, not a destination."
Change
"The map is not the territory; reality exceeds our descriptions."
Wisdom
"Care requires attention, presence, and vulnerability."
Love
"What we call facts are always situated, always partial."
Truth
"Nature is not separate from culture; they are intimately intertwined."
Nature
"The self is not a possession; it is a continuous process."
Philosophy
"To live is to make choices within constraints."
Freedom
"Knowledge production is an act of world-making."
Education
"Care is a verb, not a noun."
Work
"We are responsible for the worlds we create through our practices."
"The body is a meeting place of multiple realities."
Science
"Ambiguity is not a failure of knowledge; it is its condition."
Wisdom
"Relationality precedes individuality."
Philosophy
"To know is to intervene; knowledge is never passive."
Knowledge
"Peace requires acknowledging the multiplicity of truths."
Peace
"The question 'what is this?' always depends on context."
Truth
"Care is political; the personal is never merely private."
Justice
"We are always already implicated in systems of power."
Politics
"Difference is not deficit; it is richness."
Creativity
"The world is not waiting to be discovered; it is being made."
Imagination
"Care involves struggle, negotiation, and compromise."
Relationships
"To be alive is to be entangled with others."
Life
"Knowledge claims have consequences for real bodies in real worlds."
Science
"The question of how to live together is the fundamental question."
Philosophy
"Care is the work of sustaining life in all its complexity."
Kindness