The Oxford Handbook of Nineteenth-Century Women Philosophers in the German Tradition

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Abstract The long nineteenth century—from Romanticism, to socialism, and phenomenology—was a productive period for women philosophers. This Handbook, the first of its kind, is dedicated to their works. It explores women’s pathbreaking contributions to philosophy: the ways in which they shaped and transformed philosophical movements, the new concepts they established and schools they helped form, and the philosophical problems they uncovered and sought to resolve. Through thirty-one chapters, the Handbook furnishes novel interpretations of the contributions of women philosophers in the German tradition, while also deepening and revising our understanding of nineteenth-century philosophy. By investigating the nineteenth century through the works of women philosophers, the Handbook detects understudied or unknown connections between figures, movements, and positions in European thought. It offers a richer and more complex picture of one of the most exciting periods in the history of philosophy and raises crucial systematic questions concerning the philosophical canon and canon-making. Through its newly commissioned contributions, the Handbook honors the work of trailblazing women philosophers.