If you've never heard of Simone de Beauvoir that means you've never heard of Sartre which means you're not well versed in western philosophy at all, like you've barely read anything.

And also I thought reactionaries all knew about feminists like bell hooks, Eve Sedgwik, Judith Butler, and Andrea Dworkin? I thought reactionaries viewed them as like mortal enemies.

In addition to all the usual suspects folks have mentioned, there are some more big names worth pointing out.

• Elizabeth Anscombe coined the term "consequentialism" and was one of the most influential moral theorists in the history of the world.

• Simone Weil wrote a lot of interesting socialist theory.

• Martha Nussbaum (and her student Christine Korsgaard) have done tons of great work on both Ancient philosophy and moral/political philosophy.

• Mary Wollstonecraft's work on feminism and equality was foundational to our modern understanding.

• Nancy Cartwright was one of the best philosophers of science of the 20th century, period. A Dappled World is just brilliant.

• Judith Thompson was a towering moral philosopher who wrote probably the most influential piece on abortion rights ever

• Heather Douglas is one of my favorite living philosophers of science, and has some brilliant things to say about the relationship between science and society/values

• Wendy Parker has some of the best recent work on the foundations of climate science around

There are so many. That's all just contemporary people.

ETA: And, as far as I know, none of these people are sex pests. Hard to list that many comparable male philosophers without getting at least a few!

"I have not heard of an-" you're not listening or reading

Ayn Rand stans in shambles

Simone Beauvoir? Simone Weil? Hildegard of Bingen?

I will admit that women philosophers don't get a lot of credit though.

I don't know that many female philosophers, and I recognize that as being my shortcoming rather than an indication of some essential quality of women.

That being said, top of mind, no googling:

• Simone de Beauvoir
• Hannah Arendt
• Hildegard of Bingen

Checkmate, fragile males.

Not since Michael Jordan played baseball has such a career pivot been more coldly received

Also, wasn't one of Socrates tutors a woman who was executed for the crime of being a woman and right?

Per standard liberal theory the blame for oppression falls on the victims

no way they could name more than two philosophers anyway lol

Is that the n-word recording? 😬

Who in the fuck is Mister Serika Kirk?

Real