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Gardner, Catherine Villanueva.

Rediscovering women philosophers: philosophical genre and the boundaries of
philosophy / Catherine Villanueva Gardner.

p. cm.--(Feminist theory and politics)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-8133-6610-0

1. Women philosophers. I. Title. Series.

B105.W6 G37 2000

108'.2--dc21 99-048654

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dard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1984.

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