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The wives of western philosophy : gender politics in intellectual labor
Title
The wives of western philosophy : gender politics in intellectual labor / edited by Jennifer Forestal and Menaka Philips.
ISBN
1000283402
1000283437
1000283461
1003021158
9781000283402
9781000283433
9781000283464
9781003021155
9780367897895
9780367897918
Publication
New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (xii, 203 pages)
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Access is available to the Yale community.
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Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 16, 2021).
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Summary
"The Wives of Western Philosophy examines the lives and experiences of the wives and women associated with nine distinct political thinkers-from Socrates to Marx-in order to explore the gendered patterns of intellectual labor that permeate the foundations of western political thought. Organized chronologically and representative of three eras in the history of political thought (Ancient, Early Modern and Modern), nine critical biographical chapters explore the everyday acts of intellectual labor and partnership involving these 'wives of the canon.' Taking seriously their narratives as intimate partners reveals that wives have labored in remarkable ways throughout the history of political thought. In some cases, their labors mark the conceptual boundaries of political life; in others, they serve as uncredited resources for the production of political ideas. In all instances, however, these wives and intimates are pushed to the margins of the history of political thought. The Wives of Western Philosophy brings these women to the center of scholarly interest. In so doing, it provides new insights into the intellectual biographies of some of the most famed men in political theory while also raising important questions about the gendered politics of intellectual labor which shapes our receptions of canonical texts and thinkers, and which sustain the academy even today"--Publisher's description.
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: The wives of western philosophy New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Married to the canon : writing the history of western philosophy / Jennifer Forestal & Menaka Philips
Xanthippe : shrew or muse / Arlene Saxonhouse
Self-sacrifice as wifely virtue in Aristotle's political theory / Sara Brill
Authoring Machiavelli : Barbera Salutati la Mandragola and the performance of political theory / Boris Litvin
Educating gentlewomen : the women of Locke's circle and their influence on Some thoughts concerning education / Emily C. Nacol
Jeanne de Lartigue, Madame de Montesquieu : Calvinist refugee and wife of an Enlightenment philosopher / Bryan A. Banks
Thérèse Levasseur's improvised life with Rousseau / Jennifer M. Jones
The hidden labors of Mary Mottley, Madame de Tocqueville / Ross Carroll
The beloved and deplored memory of Harriet Taylor Mill : rethinking gender and intellectual labor in the canon / Menaka Philips
Mere auxiliaries to the movement : how intellectual biography obscures Marx's and Engels's gendered political partnerships / Terrell Carver
The future of intellectual labor / Jennifer Forestal & Menaka Philips.
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