The Enlightenment's most dangerous woman : Émilie du Châtelet and the making of modern philosophy / Andrew Janiak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janiak, Andrew, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise, 1706-1749.

Du Châtelet, Gabrielle Emilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil.

Science--Europe--History--18th century.

Science.

Philosophy, Modern--18th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Women in science--France--History--18th century.

Women in science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

'The Enlightenments Most Dangerous Woman' provides a new history of the birth of modern philosophy. It shows how Émilie Du Châtelet played a key role in the early development of the Enlightenment. Andrew Janiak chronicles how the most famous writers of the era, including Diderot, Voltaire and Kant, sought to disrupt Du Châtelet's influence, and shows how she fought back. The book sheds light on the deliberate erasure of a key female thinker of the Enlightenment era.

Contents:

Cover

The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. The Rise and Fall of Émilie Du Châtelet

2. What Was the Scientific Revolution?

3. Du Châtelet's Vision of Science and Philosophy

4. The Enlightenment's Most Famous Woman

5. The Enlightenment's Most Dangerous Woman: or the Making of Modern Philosophy

6. Du Châtelet's Enlightenment: Philosophy for Freethinkers

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 1, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-775801-0

0-19-775799-5

OCLC:

1440772473