Queenly Philosophers : Renaissance Women Aristocrats as Platonic Guardians
by
Jane Duran
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1498541364
ISBN-13
9781498541367
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint
Lexington Books
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 20th, 2017
Print length
294 Pages
Weight
586 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.50 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500
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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.
Recent work on the Platonic notion of the Guardian has focused on the female Guardian, or “Philosopher Queen,” but mainly insofar as the idea is problematic. Okin, Saxonhouse, and others have tried to be more precise about the concepts involved—this work aims to use actual publications by British and continentally-trained women aristocrats of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to fill in the lacunae. It is concluded that these women were not only philosophical thinkers, but in some sense Guardians. Their overview encompassed notions of duty, care, and a concern of the development of the intellectual life that left a mark for future generations.
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