The Renaissance of Women Philosophers:Towards an Inclusive History of Philosophy

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history of philosophy, women philosophers.

Abstract

In this paper I argue for the importance of the history of philosophy for women
philosophers, including feminist philosophers. I review the progress made in recovering women philosophers in recent years, comparing it to the revival of classical philosophy in the European Renaissance (Rinascimento). I then consider some of the challenges to be faced when writing an inclusive history of philosophy, highlighting the problem of alterity in women’s philosophy. I argue that, by virtue of its capacity of addressing alterity and difference, a contextual approach to the history of philosophy is especially productive for recovering women’s philosophy, and is also particularly relevant to the challenges of extending this work of recovery to all philosophical traditions across the world.

Author Biographies

  • Sarah Hutton, University of York

    Estudié en New Hall, Universidad de Cambridge, uno de los tres únicos colegios que luego admitieron mujeres en esa universidad. Después de la investigación doctoral en el Instituto de Warburg, Universidad de Londres, Enseñé en la Universidad de Hertfordshire (antes Hatfield Polytechnic), Universidad de Middlesex, y la Universidad de Aberystwyth en Gales. Fui profesor visitante de Belle van Zuylen en la Universidad de Utrecht, y profesor visitante de Gildersleeve, Barnard College, Universidad de Columbia. Más recientemente, fui profesor visitante en la Universidad de París, Diderot, y en la Universidad de Paderborn en Alemania. He tenido becas en la Biblioteca de Huntington, el Instituto de Estudios Avanzados (Princeton), el Wolfson College, Cambridge, y el Instituto de Historia Intelectual de la Universidad de St Andrews.

  • Nicolás Orozco M., Universidad El Bosque

    Es uno de los fundadores de la Revista Horizonte Independiente y su actual director. Estudió Filosofía de la Universidad El Bosque y ha desarrollado un enfoque filosófico en temas de metafísica, filosofía de la percepción, agnotología y filosofía japonesa. Su desarrollo laboral se ha basado en el trabajo editorial donde ha trabajado como corrector de estilo en la revista Razón Pública, diseñador gráfico en la Revista Científica de Historia – Construcciones por Estudiantes C.H.E; y ha trabajado en desarrollo empresarial desde Sagace Consulting Services. Actualmente es miembro de la European Network of Japanese Philosophy y de la Red Colombiana de Filosofía de la Religión. 

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The Renaissance of Women Philosophers:Towards an Inclusive History of Philosophy. (2024). Revista Horizonte Independiente - Horizontes De Pensamientos, 2(1), 19-33. https://horizonteindependiente.com/ojs/index.php/horizontes-de-pensamientos/article/view/8 (Original work published 2021)

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