Three Cartesian Feminist Treatises

by François Poullain de la Barre

Book Overview

One of the most radical feminist theorists in Europe before the nineteenth century, Fran ois Poullain de la Barre (1647-1723) was a man way ahead of his time. Applying Cartesian principles to "the Woman Question," Poullain demonstrated by rational deduction that the supposedly "self-evident" inequality of the sexes was nothing more than unfounded prejudice.

Poullain published three books (anonymously) on this topic in the 1670s, all of which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226676544
• ISBN13: 9780226676548
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"