1st Edition

The Rights of Woman as Chimera The Political Philosophy of Mary Wollstonecraft

By Natalie Taylor Copyright 2007
226 Pages
by Routledge

226 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

The Rights of Woman as Chimera examines Mary Wollstonecraft's intellectual relationship to Rousseau, Locke, and Aristotle. Although she learned much from each philosopher, her own thought cannot be said to be simply derivative of these thinkers. In considering "the woman question," Wollstonecraft levels important, but friendly, critiques of her male predecessors. She puts forth a... Read more

Acknowledgments  Introduction: The Hyena in Petticoats  1.  The Land of Chimeras   2. Rousseau’s Half-Being  3.  Navigating the Land of Chimeras with Our Only Star & Compass  4.  John Locke’s Other Half Being  5.  Nature Does Nothing In Vain  6.  The Foundation of Almost Every Social Virtue  7.  In a Word, a Better Citizen  Notes  Bibliography  Index

Biography

Natalie Fuehrer Taylor