''Radical Philosophy'' is a triannual
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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of
critical theory
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and
philosophy. It was established in 1972 with the purpose of providing a forum for the theoretical work which was emerging in the wake of the radical movements of the 1960s, in philosophy and other fields. The journal is edited by an "editorial collective".
Content
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s, the journal publishes
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s and usually some news and at least one commentary on matters of topical interest. Although not associated with any specific left-wing position, the journal is subtitled "''Journal of Socialist and Feminist Philosophy''" and has been broadly associated with the
New Left
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. Editors of the journal since the early 1970s have included
Marxists
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and
feminists
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.
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 1.952.
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List of ethics journals
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List of women's studies journals
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