Something you're not likely to see from me again soon

[Justin Schwartz]

OK, we weren't doing a politically correct laundry list here, but there now 
a fair number of women philosophers. (Though philosophy is overwhelmingly 
male and rather macho.) Before the last century, there were hardly any. 
There are also very few African American philosophers: I probably know 
personally every one with tenure in the country, and I don't even move in 
those circles.

But we were talking about W's idea that philosophy as such is committed to 
the search for atemporal external univerals. Some philosophers have this 
view. I was pointing out that not everyone in the field has that view.

--jks


>
>Claim any women philosophers ?
>
>CB
>
> >>> jkschw at hotmail.com 06/04/01 11:32PM >>>
>No, Herodotus is an early commentator on cultural relativity, unlike
>Thucydides, who insists that humanity is everywhere the same. However, W 
>was
>heaping obloquoy on philosophy, and while we may claim Protagoras and even
>Heraklitos, and maybe (later) Vico, Herodotus belongs to History.--jks
>
> >
> >Ian Murray wrote: > > -- > Not to mention the likes of Vico, Protagoras,
> >***Herodotus*** before > 19C..... >
> >
> >Perchance you mean Heraclitus?
> >
> >Carrol
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