Mary Astell: Theorist of Freedom from Domination (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107407558)

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.

Author: Patricia Springborg
ISBN-10: 1107407559
ISBN-13: 9781107407558
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 396
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d