The Suspicion of Virtue: Women Philosophers in Neoclassical France

by John J. Conley

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The 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801440203

ISBN13:9780801440205

Release Date:September 2002

Publisher:Cornell University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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