A History of Women Philosophers

to Volume 1. - 1. Early Pythagoreans: Themistoclea, Theano, Arignote, Myia, and Damo. - I. Themistoclea, Arignote, and Damo. - II. Theano of Crotona. - III. Myia; Notes. . - 2. Late Pythagoreans: Aesara of Lucania, Phintys of Sparta, and Perictione I. - I. Aesara of Lucania. - II. Phintys of Sparta. - III. Perictione I. - 3. Late Pythagoreans: Theano II, and Perictione II. - I. Theano II. - II. Perictione II. - 4. Authenticating the Fragments and Letters. - I. The Forgery Hypothesis. - II. The Pseudonymy Hypothesis. - III. The Eponymy Hypothesis:. - 5. Aspasia of Miletus. - I. Background. - II. The Menexenus and Pericles Funeral Oration. - III. Two arguments about the Menexenus. - IV. Aspasia and Sophistic Rhetoric; Conclusions; Notes. . - 6. Diotima of Mantinea. - I. Distinguishing Diotima from Plato and Socrates. - II. The Tradition of Diotima as a Fictitious Character. - III. The historical Diotima. - IV. In Support of Thesis B. - 7. Julia Domna. - I. Julia Domna s Biography. - II. The Philosopher Julia . - III. Conclusion; Notes. . - 8. Makrina. - I. Biography. - II. Makrina and the Spiritual Tradition. - III. Makrina and Woman s Soul. - IV. Makrina on Creation, Reincarnation, and Resurrection. - 9. Hypatia of Alexandria. - I. Biography. - II. Teaching. - III. Works. - 10. Arete, Asclepigenia, Axiothea, Cleobulina, Hipparchia, and Lasthenia. - I. Arete of Cyrene. - II. Asclepigenia of Athens. - III. Axiothea of Philesia. - IV. Cleobulina of Rhodes. - V. Hipparchia the Cynic. - VI. Lathenia of Mantinea; Notes. .