London Review Podcasts

The recovery of history’s ‘lost’ women is often associated with the advent of feminism, but, Sophie Smith writes, women’s contributions to Western philosophy have been regularly rediscovered since at least the 14th century. She joins Tom to discuss this cycle of forgetting and what we can learn from the women who held their own alongside Plato, Descartes and Hume.Find Sophie’s piece and further reading on the episode page: https://lrb.me/sophiesmithpodFind out more about Pace Gallery’s upcoming exhibitions here: https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/Find out more about Coram Boy at Chichister Festival Theatre here: https://www.cft.org.uk/events/coram-boy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.