This ground-breaking book surveys the history of women's political thought in Europe from
the late medieval period to the early modern era. The authors examine women's ideas about …

During the eighteenth century, elite women participated in the philosophical, scientific, and
political controversies that resulted in the overthrow of monarchy, the reconceptualisation of …

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This essay discusses historiographical issues relevant to restoring female philosophers of
the past to philosophical view today. I argue that women philosophers have not been well …

Christine de Pizan (c. 1365–1431)—Parisian author born in Venice (although, as her name
indicates, her family traced its origins to Pizzano, about twenty-five kilometres to the south of …

The aim of this paper is to challenge a prevailing assumption in accounts of Enlightenment
radicalism that it was essentially secular. A major problem with such a view is that it …

This chapter examines the case of the animalino, and other companion cats and dogs at the
Mantuan court. It explores the possibility of understanding animal experience and feelings …

Hobbes's philosophy involves a fundamental shift in ideas about the theological,
metaphysical, and axiological significance of sex, gender, reproduction, and the family. He …

Au tout début du Cinquecento italien, le De mulieribus (1501) de Mario Equicola offre une
défense des femmes fondée non seulement sur l'opposition, répandue chez les humanistes …

This chapter covers all the main topics of feminist philosophy, from knowledge and being to
good life, justice, and power. The relation between hermeneutical and feminist …