{"product_id":"early-modern-women-on-metaphysics-paperback-9781316631003","title":"Early Modern Women on Metaphysics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316631003","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEarly Modern Women on Metaphysics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvestigates early modern women philosophers' views on reality, matter, time and mind, uncovering neglected perspectives and demonstrating their historical importance.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmily Thomas (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316631003, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 9 January 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e303 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.45 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe work of women philosophers in the early modern period has traditionally been overlooked, yet their writing on topics such as reality, time, mind and matter holds valuable lessons for our understanding of metaphysics and its history. This volume of new essays explores the work of nine key female figures: Bathsua Makin, Anna Maria van Schurman, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Margaret Cavendish, Anne Conway, Damaris Cudworth Masham, Mary Astell, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and Émilie Du Châtelet. Investigating issues from eternity to free will and from body to natural laws, the essays uncover long-neglected perspectives and demonstrate their importance for philosophical debates, both then and now. Combining careful philosophical analysis with discussion of the intellectual and historical context of each thinker, they will set the agenda for future enquiry and will appeal to scholars and students of the history of metaphysics, science, religion and feminism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: reworking early modern metaphysics Emily Thomas\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Meta-metaphysics: 1. 'Heads cast in metaphysical moulds': Damaris Masham on the method and nature of metaphysics Marcy Lascano\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Metaphysics of Science: 2. 'Hermaphroditical mixtures': Margaret Cavendish on nature and art Susan James\u003cbr\u003e 3. Émilie Du Châtelet: physics, metaphysics and the case of gravity Andrew Janiak\u003cbr\u003e 4. Margaret Cavendish on laws and order Karen Detlefsen\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Ontology: 5. Bathsua Makin and Anna Maria van Schurman: education and the metaphysics of being a woman Sara L. Uckelman\u003cbr\u003e 6. Margaret Cavendish on the eternity of created matter Deborah Boyle\u003cbr\u003e 7. Anne Conway on the identity of creatures over time Emily Thomas\u003cbr\u003e 8. Émilie Du Châtelet and the problem of bodies Katherine Brading\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Metaphysics of Minds and Selves: 9. Elisabeth of Bohemia as a naturalistic dualist Frederique Janssen-Lauret\u003cbr\u003e 10. Margaret Cavendish on the metaphysics of imagination and the dramatic force of the imaginary world David Cunning\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mary Astell's malebranchean concept of the self Jacqueline Broad\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Metaphysics of Morality: 12. Goodness in Anne Conway's metaphysics Sarah Hutton\u003cbr\u003e 13. On Catharine Trotter Cockburn's metaphysics of morality Patricia Sheridan.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of ideas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20ideas%20%5BJFCX%5D%22\"\u003eJFCX\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy: metaphysics \u0026amp; ontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy:%20metaphysics%20\u0026amp;%20ontology%20%5BHPJ%5D%22\"\u003eHPJ\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45912969937176,"sku":"9781316631003","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316631003i.jpg?v=1696708790","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/early-modern-women-on-metaphysics-paperback-9781316631003","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}