New Voices in the History of Philosophy

In this episode, Maheshi speaks with Professor Emily Thomas at Durham University about Victoria Welby, a female metaphysician belonging to the 20th century. We discuss her worldview of motion, the idea of motion as energy, and a connection of motion to both time and space. Welby used her "philosophical salon" to discuss her metaphysics and build an extensive intellectual netw...

In this episode, Jacinta speaks with Sabrina Ebbersmeyer, Professor of Philosophy at Copenhagen University, about the perceived suitability of women for philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries, especially in the Nordic and German context. We focus on two key figures, philosophers Anna Maria van Schurman and Elizabeth of Bohemia, and one key concept, ingenium. Professor Ebbe...

In this episode, Jacinta speaks with Anna Ezekiel, honorary fellow in the philosophy department at the University of York, about Karoline von Günderrode, a 19th century German philosopher, poet, and dramatist. It is a wide-ranging conversation touching on multiple works by Günderrode, such as the unpublished essay fragment the Idea of the Ear...