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Philosophy of Mary Astell An Early Modern Theory of Virtue

Broad Jacqueline
Innbundet / 2015 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780198716815
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
470 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
216

Forfatter
Broad Jacqueline

Biografisk notat

Jacqueline Broad is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Philosophy Department of the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Her main area of research interest is early modern women's philosophy. She is the author of Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century (CUP, 2002) and co-author (with Karen Green) of A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 (CUP, 2009). She has recently published a modern edition of Mary Astell's magnum opus, The Christian Religion, as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England (Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and Iter, 2013).

Philosophy of Mary Astell An Early Modern Theory of Virtue

Broad Jacqueline
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Broad has succeeded in writing a book that will be accessible to a range of readers, from undergraduates to specialists ... I predict that it will quickly become essential reading for anyone interested in Astell's work.

Deborah Boyle, Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Broad provides a new and highly illuminating perspective on Astell . . . a truly comprehensive analysis of Astells work. Broad has succeeded in writing a book that will be accessible to a range of readers,from undergraduates to specialists. Her lucidly written discussions of the philosophical issues at play in Astells work are clear and succinct enough to situate the newcomer, but deep enough to be of interest to readers with more background knowledge. I predict that it will quickly become essential reading for anyone interested in Astells work. It should also appeal to those interested more generally in the history of modern philosophy and the history of feminism.

Deborah Boyle, Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Broad argues that Astell represents a distinctive female voice in ethics, since her ethical concerns are specific to women and are not represented in men's ethical writings. Instead of spending time trying to explain Astell's absence from philosophy, she shifts attention to the more positive issue of 'the implications of writing her back in.' One of the many merits of this study is that it suggests common ground between Astell's philosophy and themes of more interest to the secular present, including the question of moral freedoms, arguing that Astell finds echoes in the concerns of modern feminists ... Jacqueline Broad's study of Mary Astell takes our understanding of Astell as a philosopher to a new level and will serve as a model for the study of other female philosophers.

Sarah Hutton, Journal of the History of Philosophy

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...everyone will learn from this text, several debates about Astell are resolved in it, and Astell's philosophical status is generally elevated.

Penny Weiss, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online

Mary Astell (1666-1731) is best known today as one of the earliest English feminists. She is also known as a Tory political pamphleteer, an Anglican apologist, an eloquent rhetorician, and an educational theorist. In this book, Jacqueline Broad interprets Astell first and foremost as a moral philosopher, or as someone committed to providing guidance on how best to live and how to attain happiness. The central claim of this work is that all the different strands of Astell's thought--her theory of knowledge, her metaphysics, her philosophy of the passions, her feminist vision, and her conservative political views--are best understood in light of her ethical objectives. To demonstrate this, Broad examines Astell's major writings and traces her programme to bring about a moral transformation of character in her fellow women. This programme draws on several key aspects of seventeenth-century philosophy, including Cartesian and Neoplatonist epistemologies, proofs for the existence of God, arguments for the immaterial soul, and theories about how to regulate the passions in accordance with reason. At the heart of Astell's philosophy, it is argued, lies a theory of virtue and guidelines on how to cultivate generosity of character, a benevolent disposition toward other people, and the virtue of moderation. This book will help readers to see Astell's feminist, political, and religious views in the context of her wider philosophical vision. It provides a rich and illuminating account of a unique female-centred contribution to the philosophy of the early modern period. It will appeal to students and scholars in philosophy, history of ideas, and gender studies.
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Jacqueline Broad presents a new account of the philosophy of Mary Astell (1666-1731), which situates Astell's feminist, political, and religious views in the context of her wider philosophical vision. She argues that at the heart of Astell's thought lies a theory of virtue which emphasises generosity of character, benevolence, and moderation.
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1. Introduction ; 2. Knowledge ; 3. God ; 4. Soul and Body ; 5. Virtue and the Passions ; 6. Love ; 7. Marriage ; 8. Moderation ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
One of the first books to examine the ideas and arguments of a woman philosopher of the early modern era Illuminates the wider philosophical agenda underpinning Astell's thought Presents a clear, accessible account of a unique seventeenth-century theory of virtue Situates Astell's philosophy within its historical and intellectual context
Les mer
Jacqueline Broad is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Philosophy Department of the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Her main area of research interest is early modern women's philosophy. She is the author of Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century (CUP, 2002) and co-author (with Karen Green) of A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 (CUP, 2009). She has recently published a modern edition of Mary Astell's magnum opus, The Christian Religion, as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England (Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and Iter, 2013).
Les mer
One of the first books to examine the ideas and arguments of a woman philosopher of the early modern era Illuminates the wider philosophical agenda underpinning Astell's thought Presents a clear, accessible account of a unique seventeenth-century theory of virtue Situates Astell's philosophy within its historical and intellectual context
Les mer

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Broad has succeeded in writing a book that will be accessible to a range of readers, from undergraduates to specialists ... I predict that it will quickly become essential reading for anyone interested in Astell's work.

Deborah Boyle, Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Broad provides a new and highly illuminating perspective on Astell . . . a truly comprehensive analysis of Astells work. Broad has succeeded in writing a book that will be accessible to a range of readers,from undergraduates to specialists. Her lucidly written discussions of the philosophical issues at play in Astells work are clear and succinct enough to situate the newcomer, but deep enough to be of interest to readers with more background knowledge. I predict that it will quickly become essential reading for anyone interested in Astells work. It should also appeal to those interested more generally in the history of modern philosophy and the history of feminism.

Deborah Boyle, Australasian Journal of Philosophy

Broad argues that Astell represents a distinctive female voice in ethics, since her ethical concerns are specific to women and are not represented in men's ethical writings. Instead of spending time trying to explain Astell's absence from philosophy, she shifts attention to the more positive issue of 'the implications of writing her back in.' One of the many merits of this study is that it suggests common ground between Astell's philosophy and themes of more interest to the secular present, including the question of moral freedoms, arguing that Astell finds echoes in the concerns of modern feminists ... Jacqueline Broad's study of Mary Astell takes our understanding of Astell as a philosopher to a new level and will serve as a model for the study of other female philosophers.

Sarah Hutton, Journal of the History of Philosophy

Se alle

...everyone will learn from this text, several debates about Astell are resolved in it, and Astell's philosophical status is generally elevated.

Penny Weiss, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online

Mary Astell (1666-1731) is best known today as one of the earliest English feminists. She is also known as a Tory political pamphleteer, an Anglican apologist, an eloquent rhetorician, and an educational theorist. In this book, Jacqueline Broad interprets Astell first and foremost as a moral philosopher, or as someone committed to providing guidance on how best to live and how to attain happiness. The central claim of this work is that all the different strands of Astell's thought--her theory of knowledge, her metaphysics, her philosophy of the passions, her feminist vision, and her conservative political views--are best understood in light of her ethical objectives. To demonstrate this, Broad examines Astell's major writings and traces her programme to bring about a moral transformation of character in her fellow women. This programme draws on several key aspects of seventeenth-century philosophy, including Cartesian and Neoplatonist epistemologies, proofs for the existence of God, arguments for the immaterial soul, and theories about how to regulate the passions in accordance with reason. At the heart of Astell's philosophy, it is argued, lies a theory of virtue and guidelines on how to cultivate generosity of character, a benevolent disposition toward other people, and the virtue of moderation. This book will help readers to see Astell's feminist, political, and religious views in the context of her wider philosophical vision. It provides a rich and illuminating account of a unique female-centred contribution to the philosophy of the early modern period. It will appeal to students and scholars in philosophy, history of ideas, and gender studies.
Les mer
Jacqueline Broad presents a new account of the philosophy of Mary Astell (1666-1731), which situates Astell's feminist, political, and religious views in the context of her wider philosophical vision. She argues that at the heart of Astell's thought lies a theory of virtue which emphasises generosity of character, benevolence, and moderation.
Les mer
1. Introduction ; 2. Knowledge ; 3. God ; 4. Soul and Body ; 5. Virtue and the Passions ; 6. Love ; 7. Marriage ; 8. Moderation ; 9. Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
One of the first books to examine the ideas and arguments of a woman philosopher of the early modern era Illuminates the wider philosophical agenda underpinning Astell's thought Presents a clear, accessible account of a unique seventeenth-century theory of virtue Situates Astell's philosophy within its historical and intellectual context
Les mer
Jacqueline Broad is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Philosophy Department of the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Her main area of research interest is early modern women's philosophy. She is the author of Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century (CUP, 2002) and co-author (with Karen Green) of A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 (CUP, 2009). She has recently published a modern edition of Mary Astell's magnum opus, The Christian Religion, as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England (Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and Iter, 2013).
Les mer
One of the first books to examine the ideas and arguments of a woman philosopher of the early modern era Illuminates the wider philosophical agenda underpinning Astell's thought Presents a clear, accessible account of a unique seventeenth-century theory of virtue Situates Astell's philosophy within its historical and intellectual context
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780198716815
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
470 gr
Høyde
241 mm
Bredde
162 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
216

Forfatter
Broad Jacqueline

Biografisk notat

Jacqueline Broad is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow in the Philosophy Department of the School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies at Monash University, Melbourne. Her main area of research interest is early modern women's philosophy. She is the author of Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century (CUP, 2002) and co-author (with Karen Green) of A History of Women's Political Thought in Europe, 1400-1700 (CUP, 2009). She has recently published a modern edition of Mary Astell's magnum opus, The Christian Religion, as Professed by a Daughter of the Church of England (Toronto, Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies and Iter, 2013).

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