Title: François Poulain de la Barre and the invention of modern equality /
Authors: Stuurman, Siep
Publisher: Harvard University Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Poulain de La Barre, François,; Equality; Feminist theory.; Enlightenment
Abstract: "In a tour de force of intellectual history, Siep Stuurman rediscovers the remarkable early Enlightenment figure Francois de Poulain de la Barre. A dropout from theology studies at the Sorbonne, Poulain embraced the philosophy of Descartes, became convinced of the injustice and absurdity of the subjection of women, and assembled an entirely original social philosophy.
Contents: The making of a philosopher -- The feminist impulse -- Cartesian equality -- The power of education -- Reason and authority -- Anthropology and history -- The road to Geneva -- Rational Christianity.