Download or read book Women Philosophers written by Mary Warnock and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1996 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This selection consists of extracts from writings of women concerned solely with the pursuit of abstract ideas, historically contextualized. The texts, for the most part, reflect issues widely debated in their contemporary societies. Extracts from lesser-known writers are also included, providing a diversity of arguments spanning four centuries and including some notable contemporary philosophers.