Three Cartesian feminist treatises [[electronic resource] /] / François Poullain de La Barre ; introductions and annotations by Marcelle Maistre Welch ; translation by Vivien Bosley

• Autore: Poulain de La Barre François <1647-1723.>
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (369 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.4
• Soggetto topico: Women; Equality; Women's rights; Women - Education
• Soggetto non controllato: francois poullain de la barre, radical feminism, feminist theory, gender, woman question, women, descartes, inequality, prejudice, bias, discrimination, translation, equality of the two sexes, education ladies, excellence men, femininity, womens rights, social norms, caretaking, virtue, separate spheres, classics, france, morality
• Altri autori: Maistre WelchMarcelle BosleyVivien Elizabeth <1937->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: On the equality of the two sexes -- On the education of ladies -- On the excellence of men : preface and remarks.
• Sommario/riassunto: One of the most radical feminist theorists in Europe before the nineteenth century, François Poullain de la Barre (1647-1723) was a man way ahead of his time. Applying Cartesian principles to "the Woman Question," Poullain demonstrated by rational deduction that the supposedly "self-evident" inequality of the sexes was nothing more than unfounded prejudice. Poullain published three books (anonymously) on this topic in the 1670's, all of which are included in English translation in this volume. In On the Equality of the Two Sexes he argued that the supposedly "natural" inferiority of women was culturally produced. To help women recognize and combat this prejudice, Poullain advocated a modern, enlightened feminine education in On the Education of Ladies. Finally, since his contemporaries largely ignored Poullain's writings, he offered a rebuttal to his own arguments in On the Excellence of Men-a rebuttal that he promptly countered, strengthening his original positions. A truly modern feminist, Poullain laid the intellectual groundwork for the women's liberation movement centuries before it happened.
• Titolo autorizzato: Three Cartesian feminist treatises
• ISBN: 1-281-12599-7; 9786611125998; 0-226-67655-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777015303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Other voice in early modern Europe.