Women Philosophers of the Early Modern Period / Edition 1

by Margaret Atherton

Overview

An important selection from the largely unknown writings of women philosophers of the early modern period. Each selection is prefaced by a headnote giving a biographical account of its author and setting the piece in historical context. Atherton’s Introduction provides a solid framework for assessing these works and their place in modern philosophy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872202597
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	11/01/1994
Series:	Philosophers Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Editorial Reviews

A very useful collection, welcome both for the intrinsic merit and historical significance of the ideas and arguments the volume contains, and for its pedagogical potential. —Peter Loptson, Canadian Philosophical Reviews

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