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In this rich and detailed study of early modern women's thought, Jacqueline Broad explores the complexity of women's responses to Cartesian philosophy and its intellectual legacy in England and Europe. She examines the work of thinkers such as Mary Astell, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Anne Conway and Damaris Masham.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Elisabeth of Bohemia; 2. Margaret Cavendish; 3. Anne Conway; 4. Mary Astell; 5. Damaris Masham; 6. Catherine Trotter Cockburn; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 8/13/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521039178, 978-0521039178
      ISBN10: 0521039177
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this rich and detailed study of early modern women's thought, Jacqueline Broad explores the complexity of women's responses to Cartesian philosophy and its intellectual legacy in England and Europe. She examines the work of thinkers such as Mary Astell, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Anne Conway and Damaris Masham.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Elisabeth of Bohemia; 2. Margaret Cavendish; 3. Anne Conway; 4. Mary Astell; 5. Damaris Masham; 6. Catherine Trotter Cockburn; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

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