Anne Conway A Woman Philosopher |
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Author:
| Hutton, Sarah |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-10981-9 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $48.99 |
Book Description:
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This is the first intellectual biography of one of the very first English women philosophers. Sarah Hutton's study places Anne Conway in her historical and philosophical context, by reconstructing her social and intellectual milieu. She traces her intellectual development in relation to friends and associates, and documents Conway's interest in religion--an interest which extended beyond Christian orthodoxy to Quakerism, Judaism and Islam. Her book offers an insight into both the...
More DescriptionThis is the first intellectual biography of one of the very first English women philosophers. Sarah Hutton's study places Anne Conway in her historical and philosophical context, by reconstructing her social and intellectual milieu. She traces her intellectual development in relation to friends and associates, and documents Conway's interest in religion--an interest which extended beyond Christian orthodoxy to Quakerism, Judaism and Islam. Her book offers an insight into both the personal life of a very private woman, and the richness of seventeenth-century intellectual culture.