Mary Astell: Theorist of Freedom from Domination

by Patricia Springborg

Philosopher, theologian, educational theorist, feminist, and political pamphleteer, Mary Astell was an important figure in the history of ideas of the early modern period in many contexts. (She contributed to the British debate over toleration and dissent from the 1690s, which inaugurated the modern secular state.) Patricia Springborg's study recovers the historical and philosophical contexts of her thought. She demonstrates that Astell was not alone in her views but, rather, part of a cohort of early modern women philosophers grappling with the existential problems of a new age.

396 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Amaranta · Rating 5 out of 5]

otro libro que no leí completo (como los de mi tesina lol) es que no hay versión completa en internet gratis, pero me quedo con 2 cosas:
las mujeres dedicaban sus escritos a otras mujeres porque así como que ya sabías de qué iba: Judith drake dedicó Essay in a defense... a la princesa Anne, porque se sabía que Anne defendía la educación de mujeres y cuestionaba el matrimonio. Yo lo veo como un "de esto va" y al mismo tiempo como un "suscribo".
la otra cosa, esta frase:
"Drake follows Astell in arguin that men, having enslaved women, then require them to love their chains"

regresaré a este texto cuando lea a Mary Astell