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The Natural Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish. Reason and Fancy During the Scientific Revolution.
Lisa T. Sarasohn
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Description for The Natural Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish. Reason and Fancy During the Scientific Revolution.
It not only celebrates Cavendish as a true figure of the scientific age but contributes to a broader understanding of the contested nature of the scientific revolution. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JD; HPCD; HPJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 506.
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, led a remarkable-and controversial-life, writing poetry and prose and philosophizing on the natural world at a time when women were denied any means of a formal education. Lisa T. Sarasohn acutely examines the brilliant work of this untrained mind and explores the unorthodox development of her natural philosophy. Cavendish wrote copiously on such wide-ranging topics as gender, power, manners, scientific method, and animal rationality. The first woman to publish her own natural philosophy, Cavendish was not afraid to challenge the new science and even ridiculed the mission of the Royal Society. Her philosophy reflected popular ... Read more
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle, led a remarkable-and controversial-life, writing poetry and prose and philosophizing on the natural world at a time when women were denied any means of a formal education. Lisa T. Sarasohn acutely examines the brilliant work of this untrained mind and explores the unorthodox development of her natural philosophy. Cavendish wrote copiously on such wide-ranging topics as gender, power, manners, scientific method, and animal rationality. The first woman to publish her own natural philosophy, Cavendish was not afraid to challenge the new science and even ridiculed the mission of the Royal Society. Her philosophy reflected popular ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801894435
SKU
V9780801894435
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About Lisa T. Sarasohn
Lisa T. Sarasohn is a professor of history at Oregon State University, editor of The Scientific Revolution, and author of Gassendi's Ethics: Freedom in a Mechanistic Universe.
Reviews for The Natural Philosophy of Margaret Cavendish. Reason and Fancy During the Scientific Revolution.
A useful addition to the canon of critical work on the scientific revolution. Choice 2010 A welcome addition to early modern philosophy courses, in which women are often entirely absent or subordinated. Using Cavendish and Sarasohn's book will lead to very interesting discussions about the role of women in science and society in the early modern period.
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