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"A collection of essays on the early modern English writer, proto-feminist, and rhetorician Mary Astell. Includes discussions on human nature, equality, rationality, power, freedom, friendship, marriage, and education"--Provided by publisher.

Feminist theory. --- Feminism --- Feminist philosophy --- Feminist sociology --- Theory of feminism --- Philosophy --- Astell, Mary, --- Wotton, --- Daughter of the Church of England, --- Lady, --- Single, Tom, --- Mr. Wotton, --- Lover of her sex,

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Philosopher, theologian, educational theorist, feminist and political pamphleteer, Mary Astell was an important figure in the history of ideas of the early modern period. Among the first systematic critics of John Locke's entire corpus, she is best known for the famous question which prefaces her Reflections on Marriage: 'If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?' She is claimed by modern Republican theorists and feminists alike but, as a Royalist High Church Tory, the peculiar constellation of her views sits uneasily with modern commentators. Patricia Springborg's study addresses these apparent paradoxes, recovering the historical and philosophical contexts to her thought. She shows that Astell was not alone in her views; rather, she was part of a cohort of early modern women philosophers who were important for the reception of Descartes and who grappled with the existential problems of a new age.

Women's rights --- Feminism --- Emancipation of women --- Feminist movement --- Women --- Women's lib --- Women's liberation --- Women's liberation movement --- Women's movement --- Social movements --- Anti-feminism --- Rights of women --- Human rights --- History --- Emancipation --- Civil rights --- Law and legislation --- Legal status, laws, etc. --- Astell, Mary, --- Wotton, --- Daughter of the Church of England, --- Lady, --- Single, Tom, --- Mr. Wotton, --- Lover of her sex, --- Political and social views. --- Arts and Humanities --- Philosophy

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English literature --- -English literature --- -Mysticism and literature --- Women mystics --- -Mysticism --- -Christian literature, English (Middle) --- -Feminism and literature --- -Women and literature --- -Literature --- Literature --- Dark night of the soul --- Mystical theology --- Theology, Mystical --- Spiritual life --- Negative theology --- Mystics --- Literature and mysticism --- British literature --- Inklings (Group of writers) --- Nonsense Club (Group of writers) --- Order of the Fancy (Group of writers) --- Women authors --- -History and criticism --- History and criticism --- History --- -History --- -Women authors --- Astell, Mary --- -Julian of Norwich --- -Kempe, Margery --- -Political and social views --- Political and social views --- Views on feminism --- -Juliana de Norwich --- Juliana, --- Julienne de Norwich --- de Norwich, Julienne --- -Astell, Mary --- -Literature and mysticism --- Christian literature, English (Middle) --- Feminism and literature --- Mysticism and literature --- Mysticism --- Women and literature --- Women authors&delete& --- Julian, --- Astell, Mary, --- Kempe, Margery, --- Burnham, Margery, --- Kempe, Margerie, --- Kempe, Margery Burnham, --- Kempe, Marjorie, --- Wotton, --- Daughter of the Church of England, --- Lady, --- Single, Tom, --- Mr. Wotton, --- Lover of her sex, --- I︠U︡liana, --- Political and social views. --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Kempe, Margery --- Literature and feminism