From a ‘memorable place’ to ‘drops in the ocean
On the marginalization of women philosophers in German historiography of philosophy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7101179 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sabrina Ebbersmeyer (0000-0002-5545-4048, Philosophy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 442-462 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-14 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal for the History of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0960-8788 • E-ISSN: 1469-3526 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09608788.2019.1677216 |
| OpenAlex | W2984836785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper examines the striking absence of women philosophers from German historiography of philosophy during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. While the general topic has been considered before, additional documents and considerations are presented that will help us better understand the omission of women philosophers in the German context. Firstly, material is presented showing that women philosophers were widely discussed in Germany prior to 1800. These discussions stand sharply in contrast with the silence about women in subsequent general histories of philosophy. Secondly, it is shown that the absence of women philosophers in German historiography of philosophy during the nineteenth century is not entirely new but has to be seen as a continuation of tendencies characteristic for the historiography of philosophy already during the eighteenth century. Thirdly, it is argued that, towards the end of the nineteenth century, there was a new stimulus for thinking about women in the history of philosophy, namely women's emancipation and, more specifically, the right to a university education. Seen in this light, the renewed and intensified effort to diminish women philosophers can be understood as a symptomatic attempt to keep women out of academia in general, and out of philosophy in particular
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |