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This collection of essays presents new work on women’s
contribution to philosophy between the Renaissance and the
mid-eighteenth century. They bring a new perspective to the history
of philosophy, by highlighting women’s contributions to
philosophy and testifying to the rich history of women’s thought
in this period. By showing that women were active in many branches
of philosophy (metaphysics, science, political philosophy
cosmology, ontology, epistemology) the book testifies to the rich
history of women’s thought across Europe in this period. The
scope of the collection is international, both in terms of the
philosophers represented and the contributors themselves from
Britain and North America, but also from continental Europe and
from as far afield as Australia and Brazil. The philosophers
discussed here include both figures who have recently come to be
better known (Elisabeth of Bohemia, Anne Conway, Mary Astell,
Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Emilie du Châtelet), and less familiar
figures (Moderata Fonte, Lucrezia Marinella Arcangela Tarabotti,
Tullia d’Aragona, Madame Deshoulières, Madame de Sablé,
Angélique de Saint-Jean Arnauld d’Andilly, Oliva Sabuco, Susanna
Newcome). The chapters in this book were originally published as a
special issue of the British Journal for the History of Philosophy.
This collection of essays presents new work on women's contribution
to philosophy between the Renaissance and the mid-eighteenth
century. They bring a new perspective to the history of philosophy,
by highlighting women's contributions to philosophy and testifying
to the rich history of women's thought in this period. By showing
that women were active in many branches of philosophy (metaphysics,
science, political philosophy cosmology, ontology, epistemology)
the book testifies to the rich history of women's thought across
Europe in this period. The scope of the collection is
international, both in terms of the philosophers represented and
the contributors themselves from Britain and North America, but
also from continental Europe and from as far afield as Australia
and Brazil. The philosophers discussed here include both figures
who have recently come to be better known (Elisabeth of Bohemia,
Anne Conway, Mary Astell, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Emilie du
Chatelet), and less familiar figures (Moderata Fonte, Lucrezia
Marinella Arcangela Tarabotti, Tullia d'Aragona, Madame
Deshoulieres, Madame de Sable, Angelique de Saint-Jean Arnauld
d'Andilly, Oliva Sabuco, Susanna Newcome). The chapters in this
book were originally published as a special issue of the British
Journal for the History of Philosophy.
In times of current crisis, the voices of women are needed more
than ever. The accumulation of war and environmental catastrophes
teaches us that exploitation of people and nature through violent
appropriation and enrichment for the sake of short-term
self-interest exacts its price. This book presents contributions on
the currently most relevant and most urgent issues: reshaping the
economy, environmental problems, technology and the re-reading of
history from the non-western and western tradition. With an outlook
into the problems of class, race and gender in its intersectional
framing, the collection offers a unique overview of current
research in these fields and contributes to the renewal and
contemporary presentation of feminist thought from partly concrete
perspectives with regard to factual issues.
The present book contextualizes Du Châtelet’s contribution to
the philosophy of her time. The editor offers this tribute to an
Époque Émiliennee as a collection of innovative papers on Emilie
Du Châtelet’s powerful philosophy and legacy. Du Châtelet was
an outstanding figure in the era she lived in. Her work and
achievements were unique, though not an exception in the 18th
century, which did not lack outstanding women. Her personal
intellectual education, her scholarly network and her mental acumen
were celebrated in her time, perceiving her to have “multiplied
nine figures by nine figures in her head”. She was able to gain
access to institutions which were normally denied to women. To call
an epoch an Époque Émilienne may be seen as daring and audacious,
but it will not be the last time if we continue to bring women
philosophers back into the memory of the history of
philosophy. The contributors paid attention to the
philosophical state of the art, which forms the background to Du
Châtelet’s philosophy. They follow the transformation of
philosophical concepts under her pen and retrace the impact of her
ideas. The book is of interest to scholars working in the
history of philosophy as well as in gender studies. It is of
special interest for scholars working on the 18th century, Kant,
Leibniz, Wolff, Newton and the European Enlightenment.
This book introduces methodological concepts aimed at including
women in the canon of the history of philosophy. The history of
women philosophers is as long and strong as the history of
philosophy, and this holds true not only for the European
tradition, as the research of women philosophers of the past shows.
The phenomenon of ignoring and excluding women in 19th and 20th
century views on the history of philosophy was a result of the
patriarchal tradition that ostracized women in general. In this
book, leading feminist philosophers discuss methodologies for
including women thinkers in the canon and curricula of philosophy.
How does the recovery of women thinkers and their philosophies
change our view of the past, and how does a different view of the
past affect us in the present? Studying a richer and more
pluralistic history of philosophy presents us with worlds we have
never entered and have never been able to approach. This book will
appeal to philosophers and intellectual historians wanting to view
the history of philosophy in a new light and who are in favor of an
inclusive perspective on that history.
This book introduces methodological concepts aimed at including
women in the canon of the history of philosophy. The history of
women philosophers is as long and strong as the history of
philosophy, and this holds true not only for the European
tradition, as the research of women philosophers of the past shows.
The phenomenon of ignoring and excluding women in 19th and 20th
century views on the history of philosophy was a result of the
patriarchal tradition that ostracized women in general. In this
book, leading feminist philosophers discuss methodologies for
including women thinkers in the canon and curricula of philosophy.
How does the recovery of women thinkers and their philosophies
change our view of the past, and how does a different view of the
past affect us in the present? Studying a richer and more
pluralistic history of philosophy presents us with worlds we have
never entered and have never been able to approach. This book will
appeal to philosophers and intellectual historians wanting to view
the history of philosophy in a new light and who are in favor of an
inclusive perspective on that history.
The present book contextualizes Du Chatelet's contribution to the
philosophy of her time. The editor offers this tribute to an Epoque
Emiliennee as a collection of innovative papers on Emilie Du
Chatelet's powerful philosophy and legacy. Du Chatelet was an
outstanding figure in the era she lived in. Her work and
achievements were unique, though not an exception in the 18th
century, which did not lack outstanding women. Her personal
intellectual education, her scholarly network and her mental acumen
were celebrated in her time, perceiving her to have "multiplied
nine figures by nine figures in her head". She was able to gain
access to institutions which were normally denied to women. To call
an epoch an Epoque Emilienne may be seen as daring and audacious,
but it will not be the last time if we continue to bring women
philosophers back into the memory of the history of philosophy. The
contributors paid attention to the philosophical state of the art,
which forms the background to Du Chatelet's philosophy. They follow
the transformation of philosophical concepts under her pen and
retrace the impact of her ideas. The book is of interest to
scholars working in the history of philosophy as well as in gender
studies. It is of special interest for scholars working on the 18th
century, Kant, Leibniz, Wolff, Newton and the European
Enlightenment.
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