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The Suspicion of Virtue : Women Philosophers in Neoclassical France by John J. Conley is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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"Through biography, extensive translation, commentary, and critical analysis, The Suspicion of Virtue presents the work of women who participated in the philosophical debates of the early modern period but who have been largely erased from the standard history of philosophy. Conley examines the various literary genres (maxim, ode, dialogue) in which these authors presented their moral theory. He also unveils the philosophical complexity of the arguments presented by these women and of the salon
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- Author
- John J. Conley
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801440205
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Philosophy, Memoir, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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