168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
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A feminist approach to the history of modern philosophy reveals new insights into the lives and works of major figures such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume, and is crucial to an appreciation of the advent of feminist philosophy. Feminism and Modern Philosophy introduces students to the main thinkers and themes of modern philosophy from different feminist perspectives, and highlights the... Read more
Preface: Living in Time Introduction: Shaping a Past 1. The Virtues of Misogyny 2. Rene Descartes: Man of Reason 3. John Locke and the State of Nature 4. Reworking the Canon: Anne Conway 5. Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the Noble Savage 6. David Hume: A Friend from the Past 7. Feminist Antimonies 8. Feminist Critical Theory after Kant Afterword: The Weight of the Past
Biography
Andrea Nye is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. Her recent publications include Philosophy of Language: The Big Questions (1998) and The Princess and the Philosopher: The Letters of Elizabeth Palatine to Rene Descartes (1999).
