Marlborough College Summer School: Fantastic Female Philosophers

Fantastic Female Philosophers

634 TUTOR: Darren Harper (BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing, PGCE)

Female philosophers are often overlooked, and though there are few examples in the ancient and medieval worlds due to patriarchal dominance, they have made themselves salient in modernity. This course will celebrate some of the contributions made by female philosophers throughout the last two millennia, including Hypatia, Hildegard of Bingen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir and Iris Murdoch.

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Course Notes

Monday:

Introduction and Hypatia

Tuesday:

Hildegard of Bingen and Mary Wollstonecraft

Wednesday:

Hannah Arendt

Thursday:

Simone du Beauvoir

Friday:

Iris Murdoch and conclusion

Course Tutor

Darren Harper

BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing, PGCE

About Darren

Darren is an adult education tutor who teaches philosophy, literature and creative writing. He holds a first class honours degree in English & Creative Writing as well as a PGCE in Lifelong Learning. His teaching takes him around different parts of the UK, including residential colleges such as Higham Hall in the Lake District, Dillington House in Somerset and Knuston Hall in Northamptonshire. He also offers a range of on-line courses at his website darrenharper.net. He is currently writing his first philosophy book, Encounters and Reflections: An Introduction to Philosophy, which was published in autumn 2021.

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Fantastic Female Philosophers

Course Notes

Course Tutor

Darren Harper

BA (Hons) English and Creative Writing, PGCE