Cutting Through the Veil of Ignorance: Rewriting the History of Philosophy

Taking into account the long and rich history of women philosophers our interpretational patterns have to become transformed: How then can we understand the important impact of women philosophers upon the discipline, even though we otherwise confirm that they were excluded from it? And how is it possible that their philosophies resulted in contributions of general relevance, when they insisted also that philosophical concepts are connected to gender awareness? I argue that research on the history of philosophy provides explanations and solutions and presents itself as a heuristic method to answer these paradoxes.