Making Space for Justice is an ambitious, insightful, and laudable work of philosophy. Michele Moody-Adams brings to life the ways in which social movements should inspire philosophers (and those who care about making space for justice generally) to look past discursive arguments and consider the importance of imagination and hope for creating a just society. Moreover, beyond demonstrating what one can learn from social movements, Moody-Adams also offers her own forceful political philosophy.
The book is divided into three parts. The first part introduces Moody-Adams’s view of social movements and some of the crucial ideas of the book, such as the importance of conscientious citizenship, reconciliation, and humane regard.
Chapter 1 offers a deep engagement with the civil rights movement—in particular, the work and philosophy of Martin Luther King Jr.—to rebut some misconceptions about social movements. The disciplined struggle of the civil rights movement shows that social movements are not...
