Three Cartesian feminist treatises:
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Main Author: Poulain de La Barre, François (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press c2002
Series:Other voice in early modern Europe
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-326) and index
On the equality of the two sexes -- On the education of ladies -- On the excellence of men : preface and remarks
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', he 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 1670s, all of which are included in English translation in this volume
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxvii, 339 p.)
ISBN:0226676552
9780226676555

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