Material enlightenment : women writers and the science of mind, 1770-1830 /

Women writers played a central, but hitherto under-recognised, role in the development of the philosophy of mind and its practical outworkings in Romantic era England, Scotland and Ireland. This book focuses on the writings and lives of five leading figures - Anna Barbauld, Honora Edgeworth, Hannah...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wharton, Joanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press in association with British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2018.
Colección:Studies in the eighteenth century,
Temas:
1700-1899
Philosophy of mind > History > 18th century.
Philosophy of mind > History > 19th century.
English literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Philosophie de l'esprit > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Philosophie de l'esprit > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Écrits de femmes anglais > Histoire et critique.
PHILOSOPHY > Movements > Humanism.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th Century.
English literature > Women authors.
Philosophy of mind.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. 'Things themselves': Anna Letitia Barbauld's Lessons and Hymns
  • 2. Honora Edgewirth and the 'experimental science' of education
  • 3. Profession and occlusion: Hannah More's 'vital Christianity'
  • 4. Clearing out the 'rubbish': Elizabeth Hamilton's domestic philosophy
  • 5. 'The spirit of industry': maria Edgeworth's object lessons
  • Afterword.

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