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EPISODE · Oct 5, 2025 · 20 MIN

HoP 477 The Mind Has No Sex: Cartesianism and Gender

from History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps · host Peter Adamson

Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

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Why Cartesianism appealed to women and became the inspiration for a pioneering feminist, Poullain de la Barre; and why Cartesianism was not the only option for women philosophers of the age.

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