Queenly Philosophers : Renaissance Women Aristocrats As Platonic Guardians.
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- 9781498541374
- 192.08199999999999
- B105.W6.D873 2017
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: The Guardian Question -- Chapter One: Philosopher Queens -- Part Two: Theology and Philosophy -- Chapter Two: The 1500s as a Time of Change -- Chapter Three: Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke -- Chapter Four: Katherine Parr, Queen Consort -- Chapter Five: Elizabeth I -- Part Three: Science and Philosophy -- Chapter Six: The 1600s and Intellectual Ferment -- Chapter Seven: Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle -- Chapter Eight: Aphra Behn and the Aristocratic Circle -- Part Four: Commitments and Philosophers -- Chapter Nine: The Aristocratic Guardians -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
Much recent work has been done on Plato's notion of the female Guardian, but examples are limited. Jane Duran argues that aristocratic women of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are indeed exemplary and embody the concept of Guardianship.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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