Exploring the Contributions of Women in the History of Philosophy, Science, and Literature, Throughout Time

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.

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.

Chelsea C. Harry is an Associate Professor at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. She is the author of Chronos in Aristotle’s Physics: On the Nature of Time (Springer, 2015) and co-editor of Brill’s Companion to the Reception of Presocratic Natural Philosophy in Later Classical Thought (Brill, 2021) in addition to a number of articles and book chapters in ancient philosophy, natural philosophy, 19th century German thought, intercultural philosophy, and women in philosophy.

George N. Vlahakis is an Associate Professor at Hellenic Open University in Patras, Greece, and Fellow Researcher in the Institute of Historical Research / National Hellenic Research Foundation. He has studied Physics (B.Sc., 1983), Oceanography (M.Sc., 1987) and History and Philosophy of Science (Ph.D., 1991) His main research interest is the history of science in South-Eastern Europe with a focus on comparative studies in the framework of the so-called “periphery-center” scheme. He has participated in many international conferences and he has published papers and books in Greek and English. He is also editor of thematic volumes and special issues of scientific journals. He is a member of several academic societies. He is also a correspondent member of the International Academy of the History of Sciences and President of the Commission for Science and Literature of DHST/IUHPST. Among the subjects of his research are: History of sciences in Southeastern Europe 18th-20th century), Science and Religion, History of earth sciences, Science and Society in the independent Greek state, Science and Literature. He has participated in several research projects as a senior researcher and has organized a number of international and national conferences