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Michèle Le Doeuff's Feminist Critique of Philosophy

publication · 2026-04-23

Michèle Le Doeuff's 'L'étude et le rouet, Des femmes, de la philosophie, etc.' examines the marginalization of women in philosophy. The book explores how women philosophers face a 'double loss' when reflecting on themselves through the gaze of others. Le Doeuff critiques the exclusion of women from philosophical discourse and the gendered division of intellectual labor. The work was published in 1989 and reviewed in artpress.

Key facts

  • Michèle Le Doeuff authored 'L'étude et le rouet, Des femmes, de la philosophie, etc.'
  • The book was published in 1989.
  • It was reviewed in artpress.
  • The work addresses the status of women in philosophy.
  • Le Doeuff describes a 'double loss' for women philosophers.
  • The book critiques gendered exclusion in philosophical discourse.

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Artists

  • Michèle Le Doeuff

Institutions

  • artpress

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