The Suspicion of Virtue : Women Philosophers in Neoclassical France /

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The salon was of particular importance in mid- to late-seventeenth-century France, enabling aristocratic women to develop a philosophical culture that simultaneously reflected and opposed the dominant male philosophy. In The Suspicion of Virtue, John J. Conley, S. J., explores the moral philosophies...

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Autor principal: Conley, John J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Temas:
France.
Philosophy.
Womens Studies.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern.
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Note on Translation
  • CHAPTER I. Introduction: Salon Philosophy
  • CHAPTER II. Madame de Sablé: A Jansenist Code of Moderation
  • CHAPTER III. Madame Deshoulières: A Naturalist Creed
  • CHAPTER IV. Madame de la Sablière: The Ethics of the Desert
  • CHAPTER V. Mademoiselle de la Vallière: The Logic of Mercy
  • CHAPTER VI. Madame de Maintenon: A Moral Pragmatism
  • CHAPTER VII. Conclusion: Unmasking Virtue
  • APPENDIX A. Maximes de Madame de Sablé
  • APPENDIX B. Reflexions diverses de Madame Deshoulières
  • APPENDIX C. Maximes Chrétiennes de Madame de la Sablière
  • APPENDIX D. Sur les vertus cardinales de Madame de Maintenon
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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