Lucrezia Marinella

Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill University, Montréal)

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Cambridge University Press
18 April 2024

Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500; Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Ethics & moral philosophy; Feminism & feminist theory

Series: Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy

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.

By: Marguerite Deslauriers (McGill University Montréal)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009014014
ISBN 10: 1009014013
Series: Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy
Pages: 82
Publication Date: 18 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.