Cramping Our Style? Gender and Philosophical Writing

Author(s)Helen Steward
JournalThink: Philosophy for Everyone
Thematic Cluster/Special IssueWomen in Philosophy
AbstractIn this article, I argue that we need to reconsider some of the stylistic principles that (explicitly or
implicitly) govern writing in analytic philosophy. I suggest that the rules are (i) much more difficult to
justify than might be thought at first sight; and (ii) may possibly be gendered, given what we know
about the reading preferences and writing styles of men and women.
Keywordsphilosophical writing style, analytic philosophy, gender bias, writing conventions, stylistic norms, women in philosophy, linguistic differences, reading preferences, academic prose, gendered language, philosophical methodology, writing pedagogy, aesthetic expression, disciplinary identity, communicative practices
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Date Published 2021
Volume20
Issue59
Pages51-56
DOIdoi.org/10.1017/S1477175621000208
URLhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/A4C6BC8DD21C364D0EA4CA0DAC8B6AAC/S1477175621000208a.pdf/cramping_our_style_gender_and_philosophical_writing.pdf
Google Scholar Linkhttps://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=5455281802954929381&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5
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