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Vigdis Songe-Møller

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Vigdis Songe-Møller (born 1 April 1949) is a Norwegian philosopher, Professor Emerita of Philosophy at the University of Bergen.[1] "When it comes to feminist philosophy proper in Norway, the field has been dominated by two figures, namely, Professor Emerita Else Wiestad, of the University of Oslo, and Vigdis Songe-Møller."[2]

Songe-Møller's Philosophy without Women is a feminist exploration of ancient philosophy.[2] Her own experience as a pregnant woman – for whom "the Parmenidean idea of all things existing ultimately as one and self-identical is, to say the least, far from self-evident" – led her to investigate connections between "the Greek philosophers' ideals of unity, self-identity and eternity and their attitudes towards sexuality, reproduction and sexual difference."[3]

Works

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  • Philosophy without Women: the birth of sexism in Western thought, Continuum, 2002

References

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  1. ^ "Vigdis Songe-Møller". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  2. ^ a b Mortensen, Ellen (Winter 2009). "Feminist Philosophy in Norway, with a View to the Other Nordic Countries". Signs. 34 (2): 239–247. doi:10.1086/591190.
  3. ^ Songe-Møller, Philosophy without Women, p. xiii-xiv