Mary Astell: Theorist of Freedom from DominationPhilosopher, theologian, educational theorist, feminist and political pamphleteer, Mary Astell was an important figure in the history of ideas of the early modern period. Among the first systematic critics of John Locke's entire corpus, she is best known for the famous question which prefaces her Reflections on Marriage: 'If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?' She is claimed by modern Republican theorists and feminists alike but, as a Royalist High Church Tory, the peculiar constellation of her views sits uneasily with modern commentators. Patricia Springborg's study addresses these apparent paradoxes, recovering the historical and philosophical contexts to her thought. She shows that Astell was not alone in her views; rather, she was part of a cohort of early modern women philosophers who were important for the reception of Descartes and who grappled with the existential problems of a new age. |
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... James Owen . Moderation Truly Stated , the first of Astell's three political pamphlets of 1704 , possibly commissioned by her printer and written in the heat of the occasional conformity debate against the dissenters , is a reply to ...
... James Owen . Moderation Truly Stated , the first of Astell's three political pamphlets of 1704 , possibly commissioned by her printer and written in the heat of the occasional conformity debate against the dissenters , is a reply to ...
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... James II's Declaration of Indulgence for liberty of conscience . 1688 James dissolves Parliament . Birth of James's son and possible heir . Invasion of Prince William of Orange and his wife , Mary , James's own daughter . James flees to ...
... James II's Declaration of Indulgence for liberty of conscience . 1688 James dissolves Parliament . Birth of James's son and possible heir . Invasion of Prince William of Orange and his wife , Mary , James's own daughter . James flees to ...
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... James I , as next in line to the throne . James II dies in exile . Louis XIV of France nominates the son of James II , James III , known as the Old Pretender , as heir to the English throne . 1702 King William III dies in an accident ...
... James I , as next in line to the throne . James II dies in exile . Louis XIV of France nominates the son of James II , James III , known as the Old Pretender , as heir to the English throne . 1702 King William III dies in an accident ...
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... James II and his wife , Mary , were believed to have smuggled in a baby imposter Prince of Wales in a warming pan in order to forestall the monarchy's passing to the Protestant Prince and Princess of Orange , is a case in Astell's time ...
... James II and his wife , Mary , were believed to have smuggled in a baby imposter Prince of Wales in a warming pan in order to forestall the monarchy's passing to the Protestant Prince and Princess of Orange , is a case in Astell's time ...
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... James , Duke of York , who became King James II in 1685 , became queen of Great Britain in 1702. Despite her father's Catholi- cism , and at the insistence of her uncle , King Charles II , she had been raised a Protestant and , in 1683 ...
... James , Duke of York , who became King James II in 1685 , became queen of Great Britain in 1702. Despite her father's Catholi- cism , and at the insistence of her uncle , King Charles II , she had been raised a Protestant and , in 1683 ...
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