Vrouwelijke filosofen

Women in philosophy: what needs to change?

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"Despite its place in the humanities, the career prospects and numbers of women in philosophy much more closely resemble those found in the sciences and engineering. This book collects a series of critical essays by female philosophers pursuing the question of why philosophy con…

Eight women philosophers: theory, politics, and feminism

by Duran, Jane

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Spanning over nine hundred years Duran tries to trace the themes of standard philosophical theorizing and feminist thought across women philosophers in the Western tradition. Jane Duran has crafted an overview of eight women philosophers--Hildegard of Bingen, Anne Conway, Mary A…

The suspicion of virtue: women philosophers in neoclassical France

by Conley, John J.

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Review: "The salon was of particular importance in mid- to late-seventeenth-century France, enabling aristocratic women to develop a philosophical culture that simultaneously reflected and opposed the dominant male philosophy. In The Suspicion of Virtue, John J. Conley, S.J., ex…

The suspicion of virtue: women philosophers in neoclassical France

by Conley, John J.

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"The salon was of particular importance in mid- to late-seventeenth-century France, enabling aristocratic women to develop a philosophical culture that simultaneously reflected and opposed the dominant male philosophy. In The Suspicion of Virtue, John J. Conley, S.J., explores t…