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

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Gender scholarship during the last four decades has shown that the exclusion of womens voices and perspectives has diminished academic disciplines in important ways. Traditional scholarship in philosophy is no different. The recovery project in philosophy is engaged in re-discovering the names lives texts and perspectives of women philosophers from the 6th Century BCE to the present. Karen Warren brings together 16 colleagues for a unique groundbreaking study of Western philosophy which combines pairs of leading men and women philosophers over the past 2600 years acknowledging and evaluating their contributions to foundational themes in philosophy including epistemology metaphysics and ethics. Introductory essays primary source readings and commentaries comprise each chapter to offer a rich and accessible introduction to and evaluation of these vital philosophical contributions. A helpful appendix canvasses an extraordinary number of women philosophers for further discovery and study.