Women and philosophy in eighteenth-century Germany / edited by Corey W. Dyck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dyck, Corey, editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women philosophers--Germany--History--18th century.

Women philosophers.

Philosophy, German--18th century.

Philosophy, German.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 255 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Women and philosophy in 18th-century Germany

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford Publishing University, [2021]

Summary:

This volume showcases the vibrant and diverse contributions made to philosophy by women in 18th-century Germany and explores their under-appreciated influence upon the course of modern philosophy. 13 women are profiled and their work on topics in logic, metaphysics, aesthetics, and moral and political philosophy is discussed.

Contents:

I. Women and the Leibnizian-Wolffian philosophy

II. The question of education

III. Women and the great debates

IV. Kant and the Kantian legacy

V. Women on self-formation

VI. Echoes.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-258211-9

0-19-187955-X

0-19-258210-0

OCLC:

1247660394