Mary Astell : theorist of freedom from domination /

Philosopher, theologian, educational theorist, feminist, and political pamphleteer, Mary Astell was an important figure in the history of ideas. This study addresses the apparent paradoxes between her often radical views and position as a Royalist High Church Tory, recovering the historical and phil...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Springborg, Patricia
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Astell, Mary, > 1666-1731 > Political and social views.
Astell, Mary, > 1666-1731
1700-1799
Women's rights > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Feminism > Great Britain > History > 18th century.
Femmes > Droits > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Féminisme > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 18e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Feminism & Feminist Theory.
Feminism
Political and social views
Women's rights
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Astell and early modern feminism
  • Mary Astell, philosopher, theologian and polemicist
  • Astell, Drake, education, epistemology and the Serious proposal
  • Astell on marriage, patriarchalism and contractarianism
  • Mary Astell and the Settlement of 1689
  • A fair way with the dissenters and their patrons
  • Astell, Locke and the highwayman : a test case
  • Astell, Drake and the legacy of freedom.

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