The 'celebrated'Catharine Macaulay was both lauded and execrated during the eighteenth
century for her republican politics and her unconventional, second marriage. This …

This Element offers the first detailed study of Catharine Trotter Cockburn's philosophy and
covers her contributions to philosophical debates in epistemology, metaphysics, moral …

While agreeing with Bergès on the importance for philosophy of reading the works of women
such as Roland, Gouges, and Grouchy, her account of them as committed to the concept of …

Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1679–1749) accomplished a rare feat in early modern Britain–
in addition to being a successful playwright, she wrote and published philosophical works. In …

Mary Astell's female retreat is a political project, dedicated to the full self-realization of
students in a world that diminishes them and thwarts the development of their potential …

This paper explores the intellectual relationship between three eighteenth century women
thinkers: Catharine Trotter Cockburn, and the Bluestockings Elizabeth Carter and Catherine …

ABSTRACT In her Remarks Upon Some Writers (1743), Catharine Trotter Cockburn takes a
seemingly radical stance by asserting that it is possible for atheists to be virtuous. In this …

This paper examines Catharine Trotter Cockburn's moral philosophy, focusing on her
accounts of virtuous conduct, conscience, obligation, and moral character. I argue that …

Abstract According to Edmund Burke, Catharine Macaulay was “the greatest champion”
among a group of contemporary agitators for a Bill of Rights, whom he deemed to be “a …

This chapter explores Catharine Trotter Cockburn's defence of Locke's epistemology as a
foundation for moral knowledge and moral obligation. In the first section of this chapter, I …