Naslov
Let’s Meet Christian Women Philosophers from the Past!

Autori
Ćuk, Barbara

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, neobjavljeni rad, znanstveni

Skup
Christian Philosophy and Its Challenges

Mjesto i datum
Kraków, Poljska, 20.09.2022. - 22.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Christian Philosophy ; Christian women philosophers ; Hrotsvit of Gandersheim ; Herrad of Hohenbourg

Sažetak
One of the many challenges of Christian Philosophy nowadays is the attempt to make women philosophers from the past of Christian tradition more visible. Names like Edith Stein, Hildegard of Bingen, or Heloise appear today more frequently among the names of male philosophers. However, most Philosophy students or their teachers still cannot describe their contributions. My recent research and lectures deal with the overlooked and sometimes forgotten philosophy of women philosophers, focusing on the elements of generating the canon of the history of philosophy. Particular interest is given to medieval and early modern philosophy, especially to those women philosophers whose names and works are not even recognizable among wider circles of philosophers themselves (Hroswitha of Gandersheim, Herrad of Hohenbourg, Marguerite Porete, Sor Juana, Mary Astell, Louise de La Vallière etc.). Supposing that we can demonstrate that many Christian women throughout history were educated, engaged in philosophical reflection, and developed significant philosophical arguments (and relying on a wealth of insights offered by the study of the history of women philosophers, I think that we can), the question remains, why are they still so scarcely presented in the histories of philosophy and textbooks? Why are their opuses so seldom the subjects of our philosophical interest, extensive debate, articles, and curricula? Their absence from the history of philosophy raises many questions and the reasons for it range from sociological to those specifically philosophical. It seems that Christian women philosophers share the same fate as their male colleagues in the historical reviews from the perspective of a secularist account of philosophy. Yet women philosophers apparently face additional barriers. Most models of division between philosophy and non- philosophy still discount their writings to a great extent. These models that determine the criteria for the inclusion/exclusion of women philosophers concern not only the questions of the genre of a text, the difference between philosophy and theology, or between philosophy and religion but also between philosophy and literature or art. I want to demonstrate that it is possible to affirm the unrecognized philosophy of Christian women philosophers and build upon some elements of the concept of Christian philosophy. I will present the cases of Hrotsvit of Gandersheim (mind and body from the perspective of musica humana) and Herrad of Hohenbourg (examination of her metaphilosophical programme and exhortation in a peculiar exposing form that matches text and picture) to answer the question of why they (and other women philosophers) are a part of tradition of Christian Philosophy. It is important to rethink the modes of generating a canon of philosophy and invest more time in worthwhile philosophical tasks: encouraging research of Christian women's writings and promoting their philosophies.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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