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This book explores contributions by some of the most influential women in the history of philosophy, science, and literature. Ranging from Sappho and Sophie Germain to Stebbing and Evelyn Fox Keller, this work ultimately demonstrates the impact these non-canonical, sometimes unknown or hidden, sources had, or may have had, on the recognized male leaders in their fields, from Aristotle to Pascal, Kant, Whitehead, and Russell. Chapters reflect philosophical pluralism, both analytic and continental themes, and cover figures reaching across the entire history of ideas in the West, from pre-historic times to the twentieth century. Anyone interested in coming to know or in preparing to teach women in the history of philosophy, science, and literature will appreciate this collection and its myriad insights into the still unrecognized voices of non-canonical sources across these disciplines.
List of contents
Women and Science in Antiquity: An Overview of an Underestimated Driving Force.- Sappho's (630-570) Poetics and the Science of her Time.- New Sappho" as a Philosopher of Time?.- : Diversifying History and Philosophy of Physics: How to Integrate Women into Teaching Practices.- Contributions of Women Philosophers to A Naturalist Account of Living Beings.- A Forgotten Name in Natural History: Maria Sibylla Merian.- Space and time: mathematical and moral thoughts in Sophie Germain and Blaise Pascal.- Unknown 19th Century Southern Philosopher: An Introduction to Sarah Dorsey.- Stebbing and Russell on Bergson: Early Analytics on Continental Thought.- Alfred and Evelyn: A comparison of Alfred N. Whitehead's and Evelyn Fox Keller's Philosophy of science.- Reclaiming our Health: Greek feminist birth control movements as a form of women's engagement with science.
