The suspicion of virtue : women philosophers in neoclassical France / John J. Conley.
| Author/creator |
Conley, John J. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2002. |
| Description | xi, 222 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction: salon philosophy -- Madame de Sablé: a Jansenist code of moderation -- Madame Deshouliéres: a naturalist creed -- Madame de la Sabliére: the ethics of the desert -- Mademoiselle de la Valliére: the logic of mercy -- Madame de Maintenon: a moral pragmatism -- Conclusion: unmasking virtue. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-214) and index. |
| LCCN | 2002005556 |
| ISBN | 0801440203 (cloth) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | B1815 .C66 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |