A History of Women Philosophers: Modern Women Philosophers, 16001900 [Paperback]

1. Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle.- I. Biography.- II. Works.- III. Natural Philosophy.- IV. Feminism.- V. Conclusions.- 2. Kristina Wasa, Queen of Sweden.- I. Biography.- II. Philosophy.- 1. Traditional Assessments of Kristinas Views.- 2. Kristinas Philosophical Development.- 3. Kristina and Descartes.- 4. Religious Skepticism.- 5. Philosophy and Linguistics.- 6. The Maxims.- 7. Misogyny and Feminism.- III. Conclusions.- 3. Anne Finch, Viscountess Conway.- I. Biography.- II. Influence on Leibniz.- III. Philosophical Writing.- IV. Summary.- 4. Sor Juana In?s De La Cruz.- I. Biography.- II. Prose Philosophical Works.- 1. Carta Atenag?rica.- 2. Respuesta.- III. Philosophical Poetry.- 1. Sue?o.- 2. Sonnets.- IV. Conclusions.- 5. Damaris Cudworth Masham.- I. Biography.- II. Works.- 1. Correspondence.- 2. Faith and Reason.- 3. Women, Education and Reason.- 4. Epistemology, Feminism and Moral Philosophy.- III. Conclusions.- 6. Mary Astell.- I. Biography.- II. Works.- III. Religious Epistemology and Women.- 1. Condition of Women.- 2. Women, Epistemology and Reason.- 3. Marriage and Subjection of Women.- IV. Epistemology and Religious Knowledge.- 1. Reason and Revelation.- 2. Whether Matter Can Think.- 3. Whether God is the Efficient Cause of Pain and Pleasure.- V. Conclusions.- 7. Catharine Trotter Cockburn.- I. Biography.- II. Philosophical Writings.- III. Epistemological Foundations of Moral Law.- 1. Knowledge of Virtue and Vice.- 2. Natural Conscience.- IV. Epistemological Foundation of Religion.- 1. The Role of Rewards and Punishments.- 2. On Revelation.- V. The Immortality of the Soul.- 1. Whether God May Add Thought to Matter.- VI. Summary.- VII. Conclusions.- 8. Gabrielle ?milie Le Tonnelier De Breteuil Du Ch?telet-Lomont.- I. Biography.- II. Ethics, Religion and Philosophy of Language.- 1. Ethics.- 2. Philosophy of Religion.- 3. Philosophy of Language.- III. Collaborative Works.- 1. Collaboration on Voltaires ?l?ments.- 2. Collaboration with Voltaire olă