Reconceptualizing Place

Place is a geographical space with meaning attached to it, and philosophers think about the concept of place because of its role in understanding this meaning in relation to one’s self and the world. Many socio-political implications arise from place, but there are few prescriptions on how to use the concept or why we should even use it. In this paper, I discuss the previously proposed concepts of place and highlight how place gives rise to distinct types of discrimination. In particular, I argue that place discrimination cannot be reduced to other forms of discrimination such as racial discrimination. I also discuss placism as a way to understand place alongside various oppressive structures and realities.