An Unconventional History of Western Philosophy Conversations Between Men and Women Philosophers

by Dykeman, Therese Boos; Browning, Eve; Stark, Judith Chelius; Duran, Jane; Fischer, Marilyn; Frankel, Lois; Fullbrook, Edward; Jacobs, Jo Ellen; Harper, Vicki; Laine, Joy; Lindemann, Kate; Minnich, Elizabeth K.; Nye, Andrea; Simons, Margaret; Solli, Audun;

• ISBN13: 9780742559240
• ISBN10: 0742559246
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-01-16
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The historical exclusion of women's voices has diminished academic disciplines, including philosophy. In this groundbreaking new account of Western philosophy throughout the past 2,600 years, Karen J. Warren has paired sixteen women philosophers along-side their historical male contemporaries in conversations on philosophy. An overview essay, together with chapter introductions, primary readings, and expert commentaries, offer a rich description and evaluation of each philosopher's vital contributions to Western philosophy. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Including Women in "Ancient and Medieval Philosophies"	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Lead Essay: 2,600 Years of the History of Western Philosophy Without Women: This Book as a Unique, Gender-Inclusive Alternative	p. 1
Plato and Diotima	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Excerpts of Writings by Plato and Speech Attributed to Diotima	p. 36
Diotima and Plato: On Love, Desire, and Wisdom	p. 53
Aristotle and the Late Pythagorean Women Periktione and Theano	p. 63
Introduction	p. 63
Excerpts of Writings by Aristotle and the Late Pythagorean Women	p. 67
The Late Pythagorean Women and Aristotle: Contextual Ethics	p. 78
Augustine and Hildegard	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
Excerpts of Writings by Augustine and Hildegard	p. 97
Hildegard of Bingen and Augustine of Hippo: A Conversation Across Centuries	p. 115
Abelard and Heloise	p. 127
Introduction	p. 127
Excerpts of Writings by Abelard and Heloise	p. 131
Heloise and Abelard: Love, Sex, and Morality	p. 147
Descartes and Elisabeth	p. 157
Introduction	p. 157
Excerpts of Writings from the Correspondence of Descartes and Elisabeth	p. 161
Princess Elisabeth and Descartes: A Philosophical Correspondence	p. 177
Hobbes and Macaulay	p. 189
Introduction	p. 189
Excerpts of Writings by Hobbes and Macaulay	p. 193
Macaulay and Hobbes: Citizens and Subjects	p. 211
Locke and Masham	p. 223
Introduction	p. 223
Excerpts of Writings by Locke and Masham	p. 228
Masham and Locke: Reason, Religion, and Education	p. 245
Leibniz and Conway	p. 259
Introduction	p. 259
Excerpts of Writings by Leibniz and Conway	p. 263
Conway and Leibniz: The Ideal and the Real	p. 277
Rousseau and Wollstonecraft	p. 289
Introduction	p. 289
Excerpts of Writings by Rousseau and Wollstonecraft	p. 293
Wollstonecraft and Rousseau: Philosophers of Controversy	p. 305
Kant and van Schurman	p. 317
Introduction	p. 317
Excerpts of Writings by Kant and van Schurman	p. 323
van Schurman and Kant: Logic in The Learned Maid; Thinking in Critique of Pure Reason	p. 342
Mill and Taylor	p. 355
Introduction	p. 355
Excerpts of Writings by Mill and Taylor	p. 359
Taylor and Mill: Joining Forces to Contest the Subordination of Women	p. 380
Heidegger and Arendt	p. 389
Introduction	p. 389
Excerpts of Writings by Heidegger and Arendt	p. 392
Arendt and Heidegger: The Life of the Mind, the Life of Action	p. 404
Dewey and Addams	p. 419
Introduction	p. 419
Excerpts of Writings by Dewey and Addams	p. 423
Addams and Dewey: Pragmatism, Expression, and Community	p. 441
Wittgenstein and Anscombe	p. 455
Introduction	p. 455
Excerpts of Writings by Wittgenstein and Anscombe	p. 460
Anscombe and Wiggenstein: A Public Voice for Philosophy	p. 476
Sartre and Beauvoir	p. 489
Introduction	p. 489
Excerpts of Writings by Sartre and Beauvoir	p. 493
Beauvoir and Sartre: The Problem of the Other	p. 509
Some Women Philosophers	p. 525
2,600 Years of Gender-Exclusive Philosophy: Enough is Enough! A Student Perspective by the Book's Research Assistant	p. 531
Glossary	p. 535
About the Contributors	p. 551
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