Writing in the 1998 edition of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, political theorist Chandran Kukathas summarized the mainstream philosophical reception of her work in two parts.
ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ᵻdˈɪʃən ʌvðə ɹˈaʊɾəldʒ ɛnsˌaɪkloʊpˈiːdiə ʌv fɪlˈɑːsəfi, pəlˈɪɾɪkəl θˈiəɹɪst tʃˈʌndɹən kjuːkˈæθəz sˈʌmɚɹˌaɪzd ðə mˈeɪnstɹiːm fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkəl ɹᵻsˈɛpʃən ʌv hɜː wˈɜːk ɪn tˈuː pˈɑːɹts.