i realy havent heard of any good female philosophers. alot of people will say certain names of female celebs etc. however i mean "philosopher" long the lines of Nietzsche, Sartre, wittgenstein, etc. the philosopher that actualy based theories on philisophical ideas and changed them.
2007-03-17 10:44:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
List of female philosophers
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A list of female philosophers, ordered alphabetically:
* Marilyn McCord Adams, (born 1943) O
* Linda Martin Alcoff
* Alice Ambrose
* Pamela Sue Anderson
* Julia Annas
* G. E. M. Anscombe, (1918-2001) C O R W
* Hannah Arendt, (1906-1975) C O R W
* Arete of Cyrene, (4th century B.C.)
* Aspasia of Miletus, (5th century B.C.)
* Mary Astell, (1666-1731) A B C D1 D2 R
* Babette Babich (1956-)
* Linda Badham, (born 1950)
* Annette Baier, (born 1929) O
* Ban Zhao, (c. 35-100) D2
* Susanne Bobzien
* Antoinette Brown, (1825-1921) D2
* Judith Butler, (born 1956)
* Mary Whiton Calkins, (1863-1930) W
* Nancy Cartwright (born 1943) O
* Margaret Cavendish, (1623-1673) A B C R
* Christine de Pizan, (c. 1365-c. 1430) G R
* Andrea Christofidou
* Patricia Churchland, (born 1943) C
* Hélène Cixous, (born 1937) R
* Catherine Trotter Cockburn, (1679-1749) A B C R W
* Lady Anne Finch Conway, (1631-1679) A B C D1 O R W
* Simone de Beauvoir, (1908-1986) D1 O R W
* Émilie du Châtelet, (1706-1749) R
* Raya Dunayevskaya, (1910-1987)
* Dorothy Edgington
* George Eliot, (1819-1880) G R
* Elisabeth of Bohemia, (1618-1680) A B C R
* Philippa Foot, (born 1920) C O W
* Dorothea Frede, (1941-)
* Charlotte Perkins Gilman, (1860-1935)
* Hannah Ginsborg
* Emma Goldman, (1869–1940)
* Marie de Gournay, (1565-1645) D2
* Celia Green, (born 1935)
* Susan Haack, (born 1945) W
* Jane Heal
* Ágnes Heller, (born 1929)
* Heloise, (1101-1162) D2
* Mary Hesse, (born 1924)
* Hildegard of Bingen, (1098-1179) D1 R
* Hipparchia, (4th century BC)
* Jennifer Hornsby, (born 1951) O
* Rosalind Hursthouse
* Hypatia of Alexandria, (370-415) C R
* Luce Irigaray, (born 1930) C O R
* Martha Klein
* Christine Korsgaard
* Julia Kristeva, (born 1941) C O R
* Susanne Langer, (1895-1985) O R W
* Michèle Le Dœuff, (born 1948) O R
* Leontion, (4th century BC)
* Rosa Luxemburg, (1871-1919) R
* Catherine Macaulay, (1731-1791) G
* Ruth Barcan Marcus, (born 1921) C O
* Harriet Martineau, (1802-1876) R W
* Damaris Cudworth Masham, (1659-1708) A B C R
* Mechthild of Magdeburg, (1210-1285) G
* Mary Midgley, (born 1919) W
* Ruth Millikan, (born 1933) O
* Iris Murdoch, (1919-1999) O W
* Nancey Murphy, (born 1951)
* Judith Sargent Murray, (1751-1820) D2
* Martha Nussbaum, (born 1947) C O
* Onora O'Neill, (born 1941) O W
* Janet Radcliffe Richards, (born 1944) O
* Ayn Rand, (1905-1982) R
* Rosemary Radford Ruether, (born 1936)
* Ruth Lydia Saw
* Anna Maria van Schurman, (1607-1678) D2 R
* Lady Mary Shepherd, (1777-1847) A C
* Sor Juana, (1648-1695) D2
* Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, (1766-1817) R
* L. Susan Stebbing, (1885-1943) W
* Edith Stein, (1891-1942) D1
* Gabrielle Suchon, (1631-1703) R
* Harriet Taylor Mill, (1807-1858) C D1 R
* Teresa of Avila, (1515-1582) C
* Judith Jarvis Thomson, (born 1929) C O W
* Baroness Mary Warnock, (born 1924) O
* Simone Weil, (1909-1943) C D1 O R
* Victoria, Lady Welby, (1837-1912) W
* Mary Wollstonecraft, (1759-1797) C D1 G O R W
* Frances Wright, (1795-1852) D2
* Dorothy Maud Wrinch, (1894-1976)
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2007-03-17 10:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You should read some of their arguments and maybe you would also learn to argue in an organized, intelligent, direct manner. This would be a way in which you could actually cite some scholarly sources to back up your ideas. Best of luck.
Marilyn McCord Adams, (born 1943) O
Linda Martin Alcoff
Alice Ambrose
Pamela Sue Anderson
Julia Annas
G. E. M. Anscombe, (1918-2001) C O R W
Hannah Arendt, (1906-1975) C O R W
Arete of Cyrene, (4th century B.C.)
Aspasia of Miletus, (5th century B.C.)
Mary Astell, (1666-1731) A B C D1 D2 R
Babette Babich (1956-)
Linda Badham, (born 1950)
Annette Baier, (born 1929) O
Ban Zhao, (c. 35-100) D2
Susanne Bobzien
Antoinette Brown, (1825-1921) D2
Judith Butler, (born 1956)
Mary Whiton Calkins, (1863-1930) W
Nancy Cartwright (born 1943) O
Margaret Cavendish, (1623-1673) A B C R
Christine de Pizan, (c. 1365-c. 1430) G R
Andrea Christofidou
Patricia Churchland, (born 1943) C
Hélène Cixous, (born 1937) R
Catherine Trotter Cockburn, (1679-1749) A B C R W
Lady Anne Finch Conway, (1631-1679) A B C D1 O R W
Simone de Beauvoir, (1908-1986) D1 O R W
Ãmilie du Châtelet, (1706-1749) R
Raya Dunayevskaya, (1910-1987)
Dorothy Edgington
George Eliot, (1819-1880) G R
Elisabeth of Bohemia, (1618-1680) A B C R
Philippa Foot, (born 1920) C O W
Dorothea Frede, (1941-)
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, (1860-1935)
Hannah Ginsborg
Emma Goldman, (1869–1940)
Marie de Gournay, (1565-1645) D2
Celia Green, (born 1935)
Susan Haack, (born 1945) W
Jane Heal
Ãgnes Heller, (born 1929)
Heloise, (1101-1162) D2
Mary Hesse, (born 1924)
Hildegard of Bingen, (1098-1179) D1 R
Hipparchia, (4th century BC)
Jennifer Hornsby, (born 1951) O
Rosalind Hursthouse
Hypatia of Alexandria, (370-415) C R
Luce Irigaray, (born 1930) C O R
Martha Klein
Christine Korsgaard
Julia Kristeva, (born 1941) C O R
Susanne Langer, (1895-1985) O R W
Michèle Le DÅuff, (born 1948) O R
Leontion, (4th century BC)
Rosa Luxemburg, (1871-1919) R
Catherine Macaulay, (1731-1791) G
Ruth Barcan Marcus, (born 1921) C O
Harriet Martineau, (1802-1876) R W
Damaris Cudworth Masham, (1659-1708) A B C R
Mechthild of Magdeburg, (1210-1285) G
Mary Midgley, (born 1919) W
Ruth Millikan, (born 1933) O
Iris Murdoch, (1919-1999) O W
Nancey Murphy, (born 1951)
Judith Sargent Murray, (1751-1820) D2
Martha Nussbaum, (born 1947) C O
Onora O'Neill, (born 1941) O W
Janet Radcliffe Richards, (born 1944) O
Ayn Rand, (1905-1982) R
Rosemary Radford Ruether, (born 1936)
Ruth Lydia Saw
Anna Maria van Schurman, (1607-1678) D2 R
Lady Mary Shepherd, (1777-1847) A C
Sor Juana, (1648-1695) D2
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, (1766-1817) R
L. Susan Stebbing, (1885-1943) W
Edith Stein, (1891-1942) D1
Gabrielle Suchon, (1631-1703) R
Harriet Taylor Mill, (1807-1858) C D1 R
Teresa of Avila, (1515-1582) C
Judith Jarvis Thomson, (born 1929) C O W
Baroness Mary Warnock, (born 1924) O
Simone Weil, (1909-1943) C D1 O R
Victoria, Lady Welby, (1837-1912) W
Mary Wollstonecraft, (1759-1797) C D1 G O R W
Frances Wright, (1795-1852) D2
Dorothy Maud Wrinch, (1894-1976)
2007-03-17 17:56:36 · answer #2 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hannah Arendt is an interesting philosopher. Chech her out.
2007-03-17 18:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by Vince R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No there arent famous women philosophers there are only female philosophers who are famous among the circel of feminists.
2007-03-17 19:01:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Ayn Rand is pretty cool. Check online for her views.
2007-03-17 21:11:31 · answer #5 · answered by Robinson0120 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are millions of them. They philosophize in the 'real world'. We often called them 'mom'.
2007-03-17 17:51:18 · answer #6 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the oracle at delphi is the most interesting, i think.
2007-03-17 18:17:58 · answer #7 · answered by israelphoenix 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋