Discovering the Women at the Heart of PhilosophyBy Anna Ezekiel Academic philosophy, especially
Discovering the Women at the Heart of PhilosophyBy Anna Ezekiel Academic philosophy, especially in the west, has long had a reputation as the near-exclusive domain of white men. These days, however, there is growing interest in philosophy by historical women and in philosophical traditions from other parts of the world. The rediscovery of neglected texts from outside the mainstream has made it increasingly clear that women have always done philosophy, even where this work has been obstructed, lost, forgotten, misattributed, unacknowledged, or plagiarized. Now, academic studies and popular op-eds alike are calling for philosophy to recognize that a narrow focus on only some kinds of thinkers at the exclusion of others forecloses possibilities for thinking and seeking out truths, rather than pursuing them. Continue Reading -- source link
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