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[minnesotan]

Oh well.

[august]

Hi Folks,

Granted, I could have stayed like philo suggests and fight the good fight, but that was a sacrifice that isn't worth it in my estimation.  I liked the discipline of women's studies, and now religious studies, much better than I like philosophy, and I can still do philosophy from within the discipline where I am.  So, it's not the case that you have to stay within a toxic environment and make it more hospitable for those who come after you... there are many roads to Rome...

Besides, from what I can tell, and as suggested by the title of this thread (as well as the article about it), there haven't been inroads in the old discipline of philosophy, and I can tell you that at my university it remains a very inhospitable discipline for minorities and women. 

[philo]

Besides, from what I can tell, and as suggested by the title of this thread (as well as the article about it), there haven't been inroads in the old discipline of philosophy, and I can tell you that at my university it remains a very inhospitable discipline for minorities and women. 

Of course I can't speak to your university.  There are a lot of prominent female philosophers today, though... Nussbaum, Korsgaard, Cartwright, etc.  There aren't many African-Americans at the same level of prominence, I grant you, but very few seek Ph.D.s in the humanities.  I can promise you that a talented female philosopher, or one of color, will be a very hot commodity on the job market.

[helpful]

I think we could say bell hooks' writing covers philosophy, and therefore is a philosopher.

[august]

There aren't many African-Americans at the same level of prominence, I grant you, but very few seek Ph.D.s in the humanities.  I can promise you that a talented female philosopher, or one of color, will be a very hot commodity on the job market.

I agree.

I think we could say bell hooks' writing covers philosophy, and therefore is a philosopher.

Love bell hooks. 

[august]

Oopps.  Somehow I misconstrued the quote function, I meant to say:

I can promise you that a talented female philosopher, or one of color, will be a very hot commodity on the job market.

True, I agree completely. 

I think we could say bell hooks' writing covers philosophy, and therefore is a philosopher.

Yes, I agree with this too, love bell hooks.