PHV439 History of Women Philosophers: Selected Chapters

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught online.
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Dagmar Pichová, Ph.D.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:40 B2.41
Prerequisites
The course is offered to all students at MU.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce students to history of women philosophers, focusing on early modern philosophy (selected chapters).
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • Methodology (Hutton, O´Neill, Hagengruber)
  • Selected chapters (Princess Elisabeth, Cavendish, Astell, Du Châtelet, Wollstonecraft etc.)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • A history of women philosophers. Edited by Mary Ellen Waithe. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995, xlii, 471. ISBN 0792328086. info
  • A history of women philosophers. Edited by Mary Ellen Waithe. Dordrecht: Springer Science+Business Media, B.V., 1991, xl, 302. ISBN 9780792309314. info
  • A history of women philosophers. Edited by Mary Ellen Waithe. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1989, xxxviii, 3. ISBN 9789024735723. info
  • A history of women philosophers. Edited by Mary Ellen Waithe. Dordrecht: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1987, xxiv, 229. ISBN 9024733685. info
    not specified
  • LE RU, Véronique. Emilie du Châtelet philosophe. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2019, 206 stran. ISBN 9782406087939. info
  • SCHIEBINGER, Londa. The mind has no sex? : women in the origins of modern science. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1989, xi, 355. ISBN 067457625X. info
Teaching methods
reading, class discussion Spring 2021 - online.
Assessment methods
class activity, presentations
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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