Early modern women philosophers and the history of philosophy. Some notable philosophers include hypatia of alexandria ca. Pdf women, writing, and the theater in the early modern period. Pdf download women philosophers of the early modern. Women philosophers of the early modern period by atherton, margaret.
Women philosophers of the early modern period edited. The lehigh university philosophy department welcomes abstracts concerning any aspect of the philosophical work of or about women during the early modern period. Women philosophers in early modern europe now a boy is like a. Included are letters to prominent philosophers, philosophical. Women philosophers of the early modern period philosophy. Click download or read online button to get women philosophers of the early modern period book now. Margaret atherton is an american philosopher and feminist historian who is currently a distinguished professor emerita in the department of philosophy at the university of wisconsinmilwaukee, and was a distinguished professor of philosophy there before her retirement. I also noted that contemporary feminist philosophers were beginning to produce rational reconstructions of t he ear ly mo dern women philosophers arguments. Feminist interpretations of mary astell edited by alice. Each selection is prefaced by a headnote giving a biographical account of its author and setting the piece in historical context. This diverse collection of essays situates her ideas in feminist, historical, and philosophical contexts.
This is a list of women philosophers ordered alphabetically by surname. Although often overlooked in mainstream historiography, women have engaged in philosophy throughout the fields history. Readings comment on major works of the period and are easily integrated into courses in the history of modern philosophy. Women philosophers of the early modern period book. An invaluable complement to the standards works in early modern philosophy, this anthology introduces an important selection from the largely unknown writings of women philosophers of the early modern period.
It had also suggested that an acknowledgment of their contributions was evidenced by the representation of their work in the scholarly journals of the period and by. These women philosophers are now mere footnotes to the standard. Athertons research has focused on philosophers of the early modern period, philosophy of psychology cognition and mind. Pdf download women philosophers of the early modern period. Over the last two decades, a burgeoning interest in women intellectuals from the early modern period has resulted in outstanding surveys. Women philosophers of the early modern period philpapers. Often referred to as a protofeminist, early modern english philosopher and rhetorician mary astell was a pious supporter of monarchy who wrote about gender equality at a time when society tightly constrained female agency. Pdf the early modern medea download full pdf book download.
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