The Equality of the Sexes by Desmond M Clarke

The Equality of the Sexes by Desmond M Clarke

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The seventeenth century witnessed the first publications that argued for the equality of men and women. Desmond M. Clarke presents new translations of the three most important ones, with excerpts from the authors' related writings, together with an extensive introduction to the religious and philosophical context within which they argued.

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The Equality of the Sexes by Desmond M Clarke

The seventeenth century witnessed the first publications that argued for the equality of men and women. Desmond M. Clarke presents new translations of the three most important ones, with excerpts from the authors' related writings, together with an extensive introduction to the religious and philosophical context within which they argued.
Clarke's volume..is fit to serve as the authoritative English translation of these works for our field. * Marcy P. Lascano, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
refreshing ... it will keep students awake and arguing, hopefully in edigying ways ... Highly recommended. * A. Rabil Jr., CHOICE *
Desmond M Clarke is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the National University of Ireland, Cork. He was awarded a D.Litt from the National University of Ireland, was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute and a Fulbright Scholar, and is a member of the Royal Irish Academy. He is the author of a number of books on seventeenth-century philosophy, and has also translated texts of the same period from Latin and French, including Descartes and Louis de la Forge.
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ISBN 13 9780199673513
ISBN 10 0199673519
Title The Equality of the Sexes
Author Desmond M Clarke
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 2013-09-12
Number of pages 240
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