Books cited span centuries (perhaps the earliest is an ethical text from 85 A. D. by Chinese philosopher Ban Zhao), predominantly representing European and North American women philosophers. Barth (logic and analytic philosophy, Groningen U. , the Netherlands) has performed a monumental and valuable task, arranging works alphabetically by author in a detailed and sensible classification system, with some cross-references, and a copious name index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR