Lucrezia Marinella

Lucrezia Marinella's (1571¿1653) most important contributions to philosophy were two polemical treatises: The Nobility and excellence of Women, and the Defects and Vices of Men, and the Exhortations to Women and to Others if They Please. Marinella argues for the superiority of women over men in every respect: psychologically, physiologically, morally, and intellectually. She is particularly effective in using the resources of ancient philosophy to support her various arguments, in which she draws conclusions about the souls and the bodies of women, the nature and significance of women's beauty, the virtue of women and the liberty to which women as well as men are entitled. This Element showcases that her claim of superiority is intended ultimately to justify the possibility of political rule by women.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Life and works; 3. Context; 4. Superiority and equality; 5. Soul; 6. Physiology; 7. Beauty; 8. Virtue; 9. Tyranny and liberty; 10. Conclusion.

Summary

This Element shows Marinella's argument for the superiority of women over men in every respect: psychologically, physiologically, morally, and intellectually. Her claim of superiority is intended ultimately to justify the possibility of political rule by women.

Product details

• Authors: Marguerite Deslauriers, Marguerite (Mcgill University Deslauriers, Deslauriers Marguerite
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2024
• EAN: 9781009479349
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0947934-9
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Feminism & feminist theory, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Ethics and moral philosophy, Renaissance style, Feminism and feminist theory, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500