An Introduction to Western Philosophy for Girls

This is "Introduction to Western Philosophy for Girls" (2024), edited by Melissa M. Hsu and Kimberly K. Gercher and supervised by Nayuta Miki and Reina Saijo.

This book, recommended for those just beginning to explore philosophy, offers a broader perspective and ideas on what philosophical questions are and how they apply to the lives and careers of girls and women.

This book covers the major areas of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, social and political philosophy, and ethics). The chapters are easy to read, so you don't have to worry about getting bogged down in what you read. Anyone interested in the intersection of gender and philosophy will find this book useful.
For example, how do aspects of the self, such as identity and autonomy, forms of knowledge, such as science, art, and doubt, social structures and power relations, such as race and gender, shape our reality? And how can we consider the relationship between emotions, such as anger, empathy, and courage, and ethics in the context of real-world problems?
The book explains philosophical themes that are both urgent and intriguing for those of us living in the 2020s in an easy-to-understand manner, written in a lively and engaging style.

To those who are girls now, those who were girls once, those who are becoming girls, those who have been perceived as girls, and those who want to understand girls better - everyone is welcome, and this is an invitation to philosophy for all of us.

What kind of space should we place books in, in order to create a world where there are no prefaces or the need to insist on principles? This is a book that makes you feel it is necessary to approach that world (Ammel).