Ruth Edith Hagengruber is a German philosopher and a professor of Philosophy at the University of Paderborn.

Hagengruber’s research is dedicated to the rediscovery of women’s contributions to the history of philosophy. Before she founded the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists, her main research focused on the history of economic ideas, with a special interest on circular and universality based economics as an approach to integrative economic ethics. She has published on value theory in feminist economics and reflects on technical design from a feminist and inclusive point of view, such as autonomous driving, a different approach to labor, and a profound recognition of creative skills.

Hagengruber is a founder and director of the Center for the History of Women Philosophers and Scientists and a founder of the research area EcoTechGender. She founded and co-edits the Journal for the History of Women Philosophers at Brill’s and the series Womens Philosophical heritage with De Gruyter.