The Suspicion of Virtue: Women Philosophers in Neoclassical France
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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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