@reasonandreligion: During my undergrad, I heard a classmate insinuate that the reason there are so many more white, straight, male philosophers in both academia and the public sphere is because they have superior philosophical systems. That is completely false. It ignores the racist, sexist, and broadly exclusionary history of academia, as well as the barriers that have shaped who has been able to participate in philosophy and whose work has been taken seriously. #philosophy

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Kalo :
Are the books on/implementing Nietzsche written by Heidegger solid reads? I plan on reading the 4 volumes but if someone has read them and think they are good it might make em less daunting.
2026-09-23 02:10:19
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Austin DiValentino :
I just sat down, recorded this in two minutes, and posted it. I’d like to expand on it a bit. The history of women and POC in philosophy has been a history of deep oppression. Many of these philosophers made major, original contributions to philosophy: Lorde, Beauvoir, Davis, West, Addams, etc. Yet many of their contributions have been overlooked simply because of their race, gender, or sexuality. Their contributions to other philosophers have also been diminished by failing to acknowledge them in footnotes or in the body of the work itself. So, again, these great philosophers have not failed to gain popularity because they weren’t great philosophers. Their lack of recognition has also been shaped by the social systems and institutions surrounding philosophy, which have historically made it much harder for women and POC to gain access, exposure, and recognition.
2026-09-23 01:55:55
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