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This edited collection showcases the contribution of women to the
development of political ideas during the Enlightenment, and
presents an alternative to the male-authored canon of philosophy
and political thought. Over the course of the eighteenth century
increasing numbers of women went into print, and they exploited
both new and traditional forms to convey their political ideas:
from plays, poems, and novels to essays, journalism, annotated
translations, and household manuals, as well as dedicated political
tracts. Recently, considerable scholarly attention has been paid to
women's literary writing and their role in salon society, but their
participation in political debates is less well studied. This
volume offers new perspectives on some better known authors such as
Mary Wollstonecraft, Catharine Macaulay, and Anna Laetitia
Barbauld, as well as neglected figures from the British Isles and
continental Europe. The collection advances discussion of how best
to understand women's political contributions during the period,
the place of salon sociability in the political development of
Europe, and the interaction between discourses on slavery and those
on women's rights. It will interest scholars and researchers
working in women's intellectual history and Enlightenment thought
and serve as a useful adjunct to courses in political theory,
women's studies, the history of feminism, and European history.
This book offers a philosophical perspective on contemporary
Tourette Syndrome scholarship, a field which has exploded over the
last thirty years. Despite intense research efforts on this common
neurodevelopmental condition in the age of the brain sciences, the
syndrome's causes and potential cures remain intriguingly elusive.
How does this lack of progress relate to the tacitly operating
philosophical concepts that shape our current thinking about
Tourette Syndrome? This book foregrounds these tacit concepts and
shows how they relate to "big topics" in philosophy such as time,
volition, and the self. By tracing how these topics relate to
current research on Tourette's, it invites us to re-think our
approach to research and care. Such re-thinking is urgently needed:
individuals and families living with Tourette Syndrome remain
under-serviced as pharmacological and behavioural therapies provide
relief for some but not all who need support. This book highlights
what questions we ask and do not ask in contemporary scholarship,
thereby surfacing invisible constraints and opportunities in the
field. It is of interest to scholars, health professionals,
students, and affected families who want to better understand this
burgeoning field of research with its conceptual controversies,
approaches to aetiology, and directions for new research and
improved clinical care.
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