#female philosopher

[friend-of-wisdom]

Tuesday, August 4th 2026

Today I defend my dissertation project. I'm nervous, and I know I could've prepared better for it, but I also think it will go smoothly. I have competent professors judging it, I chose them for their critical capacity, so every criticism from them will be truly helpful. I managed to study today during the day, and yesterday read some Freud and some Walter Lippmann, to refresh my mind. Also had new ideas to write in my dissertation. After today, I'll officially have 6 months left to finish my Master's degree! I'm nervous and also can't wait to be done with it. After that, I want to work instead of studying. I need a couple of years away from academia. Idk what will happen to this blog ; I might come back to it in the future, if I decide to do a PhD.

Will keep updating these next months nonetheless! Wish me luck!

[crumblinggothicarchitecture]

thinking about her (Hypatia of Alexandria)

[radykalny-feminizm]

Martha Nussbaum is so based. She's an extremely well educated philosopher who believes that philosophy should not be limited to academic discourse and it is supposed to actually change the world for the better. She fought for women's rights in India, not giving a shit about people calling her a "white savior". She cares about animal rights. She's pro LGB. She criticised gender ideology within feminism, saying that it's focusing on non important matters instead of actually helping women who suffer from the real oppression. She's super strong both mentally and physically. She believes in discipline. She always goes like a bomb and is so full of dignity, it's truly inspiring. Her intellect is extremely admirable.

All hail this queen!

[historymeetsliterature]

Maria Gaetana Agnesi - women in history (34/?)

Maria was born on the 16th of May, 1718 in Milan (then Habsburg crown land, modern day Italy) and was a mathematician and philosopher.

Maria was the eldest child of a wealthy family that was earned money through the trade of silk. Her wealthy family provided her with the best tutors. When she was still very young, she started to study Latin, Greek, Hebrew and modern languages.

Her most known work is Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana (Analytical Institutions for the Use of Italian Youth) was printed in two volumes and contained a comprehensive and systematic treatment of algebra and analysis. Even pope Benedict XIV was impressed with Maria and appointed her as professor of mathematics at the university of Bologna in 1750. She however didn't go to Bologna and devoted her life to charitable work and religious studies. She would die in 1799 in one of the poorhouses that she once directed.

Want to read more? Maria Gaëtana Agnesi on the maths history site of St. Andrews university: x

[friend-of-wisdom]

Tuesday, August 18th 2025

The second semester of my Master's degree started yesterday. I'm taking 2 subjects this semester:

Topics on Contemporary Philosophy: Rhetoric and Technology

Topics on the History of Philosophy: Ancient History and The Odyssey

What I'm most stressed about is that I need to have my dissertation project ready in a couple of months, and I haven't started it. I'm not even sure which topic I'm going to talk about. I went to class yesterday and then talked for an hour with my advisor who is also that class' professor. It was a good talk, he understands pretty well what I'm going through and is really cool about it. We look alike quite a lot lmaoo both of us have insomnia, have similar interests and see philosophy in academia through the same lens. I sent him a paper i wrote for last semester's class that i might use for my dissertation, he said he's gonna read it.

Yesterday was also my bf's bday!! We had fun, cooked and ate a lot with his family.

[friend-of-wisdom]

funny story about being a female philosophy student:

back in November, me and other students from my university (all majors) that were going to graduate in December had to participate in a photoshoot for our graduation yearbook. That year, me and the only other female philosophy student my age (most philosophy undergrad students were male, i'd say like 85%, and the rest were older woman who had already other degrees, or retired etc) were the only ones there, for graduation. When it was philosophy's class' turn to take the pictures, the photographer was surprised we were the only ones there and, with a shocked expression, said:

"You surely don't look like philosophy students!"

What were you expecting, bro? When it comes to stereotypes, yeah, we don't. We're very beautiful young girls, not weird messy-haired 40 yo men with big beards. But come on, it's the 2020's and people still have so many misconceptions about us.

[friend-of-wisdom]

Tuesday, September 16th 2025

Yesterday before bed I ended up reading the 2nd chapter of The Odyssey. Continued the grind today:

read a few pages of Walter Lippmann's Public Opinion

watched my professor's seminar at uni in the afternoon

watched video essays related to my research

wrote some notes for a project

cooked dinner and ate really healthy the whole day!!!

read the 3rd chant of The Odyssey

I also played a few hours of SVE and watched Criminal Minds, but way less than yesterday and the day before.

I wish I had taken pictures of my latest outfits. I had to fetch the second image of this post from a latte I drank in February lol. I miss going to cute cafés and other places!

[friend-of-wisdom]

Monday, September 15th 2025

Once again, I played hours of Stardew Valley Expanded after class, but that's okay cus I was pretty productive today as well!

woke up at 9am and did a 7k step walk

went to gym

took a shower and ate a healthy lunch before leaving for class at 1pm

at night (after hours of playing SVE lol) I read an article on Homer's The Odyssey for next class

I thought I would be sleepy by now (it's 1am) bc i woke up early and didn't take a nap but unfortunately that's not the case.

p.s: two little birds have been preparing their nest near home and everyday they stop on my window holding their little construction materials

(*＾ω＾*)