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Conclusion
The purpose of ethnophilosophy is the recognition of philosophical ideas and thought in the
work of marginalised groups within society. To include some of these groups yet exclude
others denies this purpose, and so my conclusion is that Mary Baker Eddy, and of course very
many other women from throughout history, should have their work included in this category.
However, if a coherent argument can be offered for why this should not be the case, then I
suggest the introduction of a new, broader category of inquiry, encompassing the work of
these individuals and that of others working on the interdisciplinary boundary between
philosophy and theology, and for which I tentatively suggest the neologism ‘euryphilosophy’,
eury being the Greek prefix for ‘broad’.
The University of Keele was set up to embody an interdisciplinary approach to higher
education, breaking down the man-made boundaries between academic subjects. I hope that
this paper may make one very minute addition to that cause.