Feminism and Early Modern Philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23570935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Deborah Boyle (0000-0003-2975-2268, Philosophy, College of Charleston, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 38-49 |
| Publication date | 2021-05-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Feminist Philosophy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190628925.013.3 |
| OpenAlex | W3162669587 |
| ISBN | 9780190628925 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This chapter offers an account of the history and central issues in feminist philosophical engagements with early modern philosophy. The chapter describes a “first wave” of feminist scholarship on early modern philosophy, beginning around the 1990s, that involved examining the work of canonical male philosophers from a feminist perspective, as well as a “second wave” that focuses on the early modern women philosophers themselves. Projects involved in this second wave include (1) explaining why and how these works dropped out of view in the first place; (2) finding, editing, translating (when necessary), and publishing neglected or lost writings; (3) contextualizing, analyzing, and critiquing these works; and (4) theorizing about and experimenting with ways to integrate these works into narratives of the history of philosophy. The chapter ends with discussion of an emerging “third wave” of opportunities for publishing, presenting at conferences, and teaching about these women philosophers.
Art · Art history · Feminism · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · Philosophy · Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment · Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |