A Vindication of Political Virtue: The Political Theory of Mary Wollstonecraft

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University of Chicago Press, 15 авг. 1992 г. - Всего страниц: 366
Nearly two hundred years ago, Mary Wollstonecraft wrote what is considered to be the first major work of feminist political theory: A Vindication of the Rights of Women. Much has been written about this work, and about Wollstonecraft as the intellectual pioneer of feminism, but the actual substance and coherence of her political thought have been virtually ignored. Virginia Sapiro here provides the first full-length treatment of Wollstonecraft's political theory.

Drawing on all of Wollstonecraft's works and treating them thematically rather than sequentially, Sapiro shows that Wollstonecraft's ideas about women's rights, feminism, and gender are elements of a broad and fully developed philosophy, one with significant implications for contemporary democratic and liberal theory. The issues raised speak to many current debates in theory, including those surrounding interpretation of the history of feminism, the relationship between liberalism and republicanism in the development of political philosophy, and the debate over the canon. For political scientists, most of whom know little about Wollstonecraft's thought, Sapiro's book is an excellent, nuanced introduction which will cause a reconsideration of her work and her significance both for her time and for today's concerns. For feminist scholars, Sapiro's book offers a rounded and unconventional analysis of Wollstonecraft's thought.

Written with considerable charm and verve, this book will be the starting point for understanding this important writer for years to come.

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1 Life and Works
1
2 The Reasoned Passionate Self
43
3 Natural and Unnatural Distinctions
77
4 The Same Subject Continued
117
5 Individual Family and State
166
6 Language Politics and Representation
186
7 Toward the New Order
223
8 Wollstonecraft and Feminist Traditions
257
9 Wollstonecraft and the Canon
280
Notes
301
Bibliography
341
Index
353
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Virginia Sapiro is a professor of political science and of women's studies at the University of Wisconsin.

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