Republic of Sympathy - Sophie De Grouchy''s Politics and Philosophy, 17851815

Sophie de Grouchy was a political philosopher and activist at the centre of Revolutionary events in France between 1789 and 1815. Examining Grouchy's intellectual collaboration and significance among her contemporaries, Kathleen McCrudden Illert demonstrates how Grouchy developed a unique political philosophy centred upon sympathy.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The letters, 1786; 2. The wheel, 1785-9; 3. The revolution, 1789-1793; 4. The republic, 1791-93; 5. The publication, 1794-9; 6. The mask, 1799-1804; 7. The poet, 1804-10; 8. The thread, 1798-1815; Conclusion; Appendix: attributions; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Kathleen McCrudden Illert is a Visiting Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. Her particular research interests lie in the political thought of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Europe, and in exploring the activities of figures who are underrepresented in traditional philosophical canons. McCrudden Illert has previously contributed articles in journals including French History.

Summary

Sophie de Grouchy was a political philosopher and activist at the centre of Revolutionary events in France between 1789 and 1815. Examining Grouchy's intellectual collaboration and significance among her contemporaries, Kathleen McCrudden Illert demonstrates how Grouchy developed a unique political philosophy centred upon sympathy.

Foreword

Explores the shifting thought and practice of French Revolutionary political philosopher and activist Sophie de Grouchy.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen McCrudden Illert, Kathleen (European University In Mccrudden Illert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2024
• EAN: 9781009482448
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0948244-8
• No. of pages: 293
• Series: Ideas in Context
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History of Ideas, France, European History, Political Ideologies, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / General, HISTORY / Social History, Philosophy, HISTORY / Europe / France, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, c 1800 to c 1900, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Political ideologies and movements, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 18th century c 1750 to c 1799