Hipparchia: An Ancient female philosopher who is still relevant
Great publication news: The Routledge Handbook of Women and Ancient Greek Philosophy (edited by Sara Brill and Catherine McKeen) just came out, including my article “Wives or Philosophers? Hipparchia and the Cynic Criticism of Gendered Economics”.
Hipparchia of Maroneia was a philosopher of the Cynic school of philosophy. No primary sources from her or any other Cynics of the Hellenistic era have remained and thus our information stems from other Ancient authors such as bibliographers, doxographers and other philosophers. The Ancient sources show, however, that she was renowned as a philosopher in her own time and influenced other thinkers such as the Stoics and later Cynics. In my article, I analyze Hipparchia against the backdrop of Ancient discussions on economics.
Read more about this volume on the publisher’s website:
I recently also published the following entries on Hipparchia in the Encyclopedia of Concise Concepts by Women Philosophers, edited by Ruth Hagengruber and Mary Allen Waithe:
- Economics in Hipparchia of Maroneia (ca. 350–280 BCE)
- Education in Hipparchia of Maroneia (ca. 350–280 BCE)
- Marriage in Hipparchia of Maroneia (ca. 350–280 BCE)
- Sexuality in Hipparchia of Maroneia (ca. 350–280 BCE)
See: https://historyofwomenphilosophers.org/ecc/#hwps
My research on Hipparchia stems from my research project project on gender and Cynic philosophy which I conducted at the University of Jyväskylä in 2021–22. The project was funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Finally, for those reading in Finnish language, a new anthology on the relevance of research in Classic (Antiikki ja me – Miksi antiikintutkimusta tarvitaan, edited by Marke Ahonen, Mika Perälä and Ville Vuolanto) is coming out from Gaudeamus later this year! My article in this upcoming volume discusses the legacy of certain Ancient female philosophers, Hipparchia included.