| Author(s) | Eileen O’Neill |
| Journal | Hypatia |
| Abstract | In her article, O’Neill reviews the history of women philosophers being excluded from mainstream histories of philosophy, especially in the 19th century after the French Revolution. She summarizes the arguments she made in a 1990 address about how women disappeared from these histories due to changes within philosophy like the separation of philosophy and religion. O’Neill then surveys the extensive scholarship on early modern women philosophers that has emerged over the past decade, including collected volumes, journal articles, conferences, and modern editions of primary texts. However, she argues that despite this scholarship, many barriers remain to including women more fully in standard histories of philosophy, from dismissive attitudes to genuine methodological challenges. O’Neill concludes that continued scholarship exposing unjustified assumptions underlying the construction of philosophical canons will be key to recognizing the contributions of early modern women philosophers. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Keywords | Women philosophers, History of philosophy, Canon, Methodology, Feminism This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Summer 2005 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 185-197 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2005.tb00494.x |
| URL | https://www.muse.jhu.edu/article/184990 |
| Google Scholar Link | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=10991774046349617488&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 |
| Open Access? | No |
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