On the Concept of “Share” in Julia Kristeva’s Post-Structural Feminist Ethics

Abstract

Addressing marginalization in modern society, Julia Kristeva reconstructs the concept of “Share” in her post-structural feminist ethics by analyzing the causes of able-bodied people’s exclusion of disabled people. This reconstruction can be understood at three levels: ontology, epistemology, and axiology. The death anxiety of able-bodied people is an internal cause, so Kristeva advances sharing the ontological basis of “Vulnerability” to promote mutual care among each other. The personal model epistemology of able-bodied people is an external factor. Therefore, Kristeva proposes sharing the “Singularity” as a social model epistemology to dissolve discrimination against disabled people. From the perspective of human relations, Kristeva propounds the relational model of “Love of Maternal Reliance” as a shared value paradigm. By practicing “Interactions” based on “empathy” rather than “sympathy,” and “co-creation” rather than “independent creation,” she aims to rebuild social bonds grounded in emotional connection and meaning creation.