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Misogyny in the Western Philosophical Tradition

A Reader

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  • © 1999

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  1. Beverley Clack

    1. Roehampton Institute, London, UK

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: A Fling with the Philosophers

    1. Introduction: A Fling with the Philosophers

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      Pages 1-9

  3. The Greeks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Plato c.427–347 bce

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      Pages 13-30

    3. Aristotle 384–322 bce

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      Pages 30-45

  4. The Church Fathers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Tertullian c.160–c.220 ce

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      Pages 49-58

    3. Augustine 354–430 ce

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      Pages 59-74

    4. Thomas Aquinas 1225–1274

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      Pages 74-82

    5. Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger 1486

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      Pages 83-92

  5. Early Modern Philosophers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. René Descartes 1596–1650

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      Pages 95-106

    3. Thomas Hobbes 1588–1679

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      Pages 106-112

    4. John Locke 1632–1704

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      Pages 112-131

  6. The Enlightenment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
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    2. David Hume 1711–1776

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      Pages 135-144

    3. Immanuel Kant 1724–1804

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      Pages 144-160

    4. Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712–1778

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      Pages 161-175

    5. G. W. F. Hegel 1770–1831

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      Pages 175-178

  7. Misogyny in the Modern Age

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      Pages 179-179
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About this book

The Devil's gateway' (Tertullian); 'Big children their whole life long' (Schopenhauer); 'The misbegotten male' (Aquinas). Such understandings of women are shocking, not least because they come from the great minds responsible for the formation of the western intellectual tradition. In this collection, the roots of philosophical misogyny are explored and exposed. At times disturbing, at times funny, this anthology comprises a variety of texts. Lesser-known authors such as Otto Weininger and Oswald Spengler are placed alongside well-known pieces from Plato, The Malleus Maleficarum , Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. As such, this is an important addition to the collection of those interested in exploring the relationship between women and society, women and the academy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Roehampton Institute, London, UK

    Beverley Clack

About the editor

BEVERLEY CLACK is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at Roehampton Institute, London.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Misogyny in the Western Philosophical Tradition

  • Book Subtitle: A Reader

  • Editors: Beverley Clack

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230212800

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-63423-3Due: 27 May 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-63424-0Published: 27 May 1999

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-21280-0Published: 27 May 1999

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 254

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Philosophy, Gender Studies

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