Mari Mikkola is a contemporary analytic feminist philosopher known for her work on gender ontology, social construction, and feminist metaphysics. She has held positions at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Oxford, and is a leading voice in analytically rigorous feminist philosophy. Her research examines the metaphysical status of gender, the wrongs of dehumanization, and the philosophical foundations of feminist politics.
Developed influential accounts of gender ontology, arguing against both strict social constructivism and biological essentialism
Authored 'The Wrong of Injustice: Dehumanization and its Role in Feminist Philosophy' (2016)
Wrote the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry on feminist perspectives on sex and gender
Defended the view that social construction of persons is philosophically significant and ethically consequential
Advanced methodological arguments that feminist philosophy must engage empirical realities faced by women