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{{short description|An approach to philosophy from a feminist perspective}}

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'''Feminist philosophy''' is an approach to philosophy from a feminist perspective and also the employment of philosophical methods to feminist topics and questions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iep.utm.edu/category/traditions/feminist/|title=Feminist Philosophy - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy|author=|date=|website=www.iep.utm.edu}}</ref> Feminist philosophy involves both reinterpreting philosophical texts and methods in order to supplement the feminist movement and attempts to criticise or re-evaluate the ideas of traditional philosophy from within a feminist framework.'''<ref name="Gatens1991">Gatens, M., ''Feminism and Philosophy: Perspectives on Difference and Equality'' (Indiana University Press, 1991)</ref>'''