An impassioned book that rewrites the history of Western philosophy from a feminist perspective.

　　Women, according to Aristotle, are weak by nature, incapable of making decisions and therefore unable to rule. His misogyny influenced Christianity and many subsequent generations of thinkers, right up until today. So, is Western philosophy intrinsically misogynist? Giulia Sissa doesn't think so and proves it by presenting the ideas of those who always stood up for women. Male poets, philosophers, and political theorists who argued against the tide of patriarchal prejudice. From Plato to Averroes to Condorcet, what emerges is a feminism that was conceived by men who not only recognized the value and virtues of women, but also took equality seriously. This valuable countermelody that can no longer go unheard.

GIULIA SISSA
　　is Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Classics, and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Her most recent books include La gelosia (ed. Laterza, 2015; English edition Jealousy. A forbidden passion, ed. Polity Press, 2017), L'errore di Aristotele (ed. Carocci, 2023), and I generi e la storia (ed. Il Mulino, 2024).