List of women philosophers

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This is a list of

Mary Warnock (1924–2019), Joyce Mitchell Cook (1933–2015, the first African American woman to receive a Ph.D. in philosophy), Cora Diamond (born 1937), and Susan Haack (born 1945).[4]

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

By period

Ancient philosophy

See also: Category:Ancient Greek women philosophers

Medieval philosophy

From the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century C.E. to the Renaissance in the 16th century.

Modern philosophy

It is still debated when the Modern period began, but some scholars place 15th and 16th century philosophers into the category of “Early Modern Philosophy”, and those in the 17th through the early 20th centuries into the categories of Modern and “Post Modern” philosophy.

Contemporary philosophy

Alphabetically

A

Portrait of Tullia d'Aragona

B

Antoinette Brown before she married

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

  • Gargi Vachaknavi
    , ancient Indian philosopher
  • Josina Carolina van Lynden (1717–1791), first female Dutch philosopher who wrote a book about logic

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Z

Notes

References

  1. ^ Duran, Jane. Eight women philosophers: theory, politics, and feminism. University of Illinois Press, 2005.
  2. ^ "Why I Left Academia: Philosophy's Homogeneity Needs Rethinking | Hippo Reads".
  3. ^ "Maitreyi".
  4. ^ "Ten great female philosophers: The thinking woman's women | The Independent | The Independent".
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