| Author(s) | Michele Le Doeuff |
| Journal | Radical Philosophy |
| Abstract | This text examines the historical exclusion of women from philosophy and critiques two common feminist responses. The author rejects viewing women’s access to philosophy as simply progressing linearly, as well as arguments that women should abandon philosophy entirely as irrevocably masculine. Instead, the author advocates critically analyzing philosophical assumptions about gender while recognizing contemporary admission of women to philosophy may actually reinforce antiquated restrictions. The goal is not mere lamentation but determining practical steps towards change. Even in unconsciously adhering to ideological structures not yet deconstructed, this text represents an effort to decode the metaphysical positions latent in discourse about women. The paradoxical stance taken is that applying philosophical critique is necessary to reveal the alienating schemas philosophy itself produces. The incomplete decoding and self-transformation involved in this effort parallel the incomplete social transformation towards equitable inclusion of women in philosophy. This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Keywords | feminism, philosophy, gender, ideology, inclusion This content was generated by artificial intelligence using the text of the original work. |
| Date Published | Summer 1977 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Pages | 2-12 |
| URL | https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/article/women-and-philosophy |
| Google Scholar Link | https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=1090746455698409047&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5 |
| Open Access? | Yes |
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