About the Lady Mary Shepherd Salon

I stumbled upon the relatively unknown Lady Mary Shepherd (1777-1847) while surfing the net looking for women philosophers who have been written out of the canon of philosophical works. I was immediately drawn to this feisty philosopher who was outspoken, highly educated and very smart. She was not afraid to take on male philosophers and argue against their point of view, their philosophical standpoint. She attended and was influential in leading intellectual circles and also ran her own salon and soirees attracting famous literary figures, political thinkers, philosophers and scientists. So she had a wealth of knowledge that she was able to acquire in this way. Her interests were far ranging and included science.  In an age when we still have not achieved equality and women in philosophy and science are a rarity I think she is a fascinating person to look at and think about. She presented a philosophy still relevant today and indeed ahead of her time which is why I’ve started up the first, as far as I know, dedicated blog and salon/philosophy circle on her.  

See also my academic papers and conference handouts on her at:

http://independent.academia.edu/LibaKaucky