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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... Ladies ' ( London : Pickering & Chatto , 1997 ) ; and Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies , Parts I ( 1694 ) and II ( 1697 ) ( Peterborough , Ont . , Canada : Broadview Press , 2002 ) . A Note on Editions of Astell's Works ...
... Ladies ' ( London : Pickering & Chatto , 1997 ) ; and Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies , Parts I ( 1694 ) and II ( 1697 ) ( Peterborough , Ont . , Canada : Broadview Press , 2002 ) . A Note on Editions of Astell's Works ...
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... Ladies is first published anonymously . 1695 The Astell - Norris correspondence is published as Letters Concerning the Love of God . Second corrected edition of Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies is published . 1696 The Fenwick ...
... Ladies is first published anonymously . 1695 The Astell - Norris correspondence is published as Letters Concerning the Love of God . Second corrected edition of Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies is published . 1696 The Fenwick ...
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... Lady Catherine Jones , Lady Elizabeth Hastings and Lady Ann Coventry , along with others , establish a charity school for girls . The school remained active until the latter part of the nineteenth century . 1714 The Electress Sophia of ...
... Lady Catherine Jones , Lady Elizabeth Hastings and Lady Ann Coventry , along with others , establish a charity school for girls . The school remained active until the latter part of the nineteenth century . 1714 The Electress Sophia of ...
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... Ladies of 1405 , this genre of early feminist political writing includes , notably , two feminist tracts by Marie de Gournay ( 1565-1645 ) , The Equality of Men and Women ( 1622 ) and The Ladies ' Grievance ( 1626 ) , 54 While there is ...
... Ladies of 1405 , this genre of early feminist political writing includes , notably , two feminist tracts by Marie de Gournay ( 1565-1645 ) , The Equality of Men and Women ( 1622 ) and The Ladies ' Grievance ( 1626 ) , 54 While there is ...
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... Ladies ( 1694 ) ran to four editions . By comparison , Astell's strictly philosophical works , The Letters Concerning the Love of God and The Chris- tian Religion , were reprinted three times , while her tracts , Moderation truly Stated ...
... Ladies ( 1694 ) ran to four editions . By comparison , Astell's strictly philosophical works , The Letters Concerning the Love of God and The Chris- tian Religion , were reprinted three times , while her tracts , Moderation truly Stated ...
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