LEADER 03285nam 2200481 450 001 9910827798603321 005 20230607203935.0 010 $a1-5017-2265-4 024 7 $a10.7591/9781501722653 035 $a(CKB)4100000007109485 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5965012 035 $a(DE-B1597)514888 035 $a(OCoLC)1083605401 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781501722653 035 $a(OCoLC)1057865819 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse71712 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5965012 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007109485 100 $a20191125d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe suspicion of virtue $ewomen philosophers in neoclassical France /$fJohn J. Conley 210 1$aIthaca, New York ;$aLondon :$cCornell University Press,$d[2002] 210 4$d©2002 215 $a1 online resource (xi, 222 pages) 300 $aCon appendici. 311 $a0-8014-4020-3 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tNote on Translation -- $tCHAPTER I. Introduction: Salon Philosophy -- $tCHAPTER II. Madame de Sablé: A Jansenist Code of Moderation -- $tCHAPTER III. Madame Deshoulières: A Naturalist Creed -- $tCHAPTER IV. Madame de la Sablière: The Ethics of the Desert -- $tCHAPTER V. Mademoiselle de la Vallière: The Logic of Mercy -- $tCHAPTER VI. Madame de Maintenon: A Moral Pragmatism -- $tCHAPTER VII. Conclusion: Unmasking Virtue -- $tAPPENDIX A. Maximes de Madame de Sablé -- $tAPPENDIX B. Reflexions diverses de Madame Deshoulières -- $tAPPENDIX C. Maximes Chrétiennes de Madame de la Sablière -- $tAPPENDIX D. Sur les vertus cardinales de Madame de Maintenon -- $tNotes -- $tWorks Cited -- $tIndex 330 $aThe salon was of particular importance in mid- to late-seventeenth-century France, enabling aristocratic women to develop a philosophical culture that simultaneously reflected and opposed the dominant male philosophy. In The Suspicion of Virtue, John J. Conley, S. J., explores the moral philosophies developed by five women authors of that milieu: Madame de Sablé, Madame Deshoulières, Madame de la Sabliére, Mlle de la Vallière, and Madame de Maintenon. Through biography, extensive translation, commentary, and critical analysis, The Suspicion of Virtue presents the work of women who participated in the philosophical debates of the early modern period but who have been largely erased from the standard history of philosophy. Conley examines the various literary genres (maxim, ode, dialogue) in which these authors presented their moral theory. He also unveils the philosophical complexity of the arguments presented by these women and of the salon culture that nurtured their preoccupations. Their pointed critiques of virtue as a mask of vice, Conley asserts, are relevant to current controversy over the revival of virtue theory by contemporary ethicians. 606 $aWomen philosophers$zFrance$vBiography 615 0$aWomen philosophers 676 $a194.082 700 $aConley$b John J.$0948953 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827798603321 996 $aThe suspicion of virtue$94058602 997 $aUNINA