| Autor: |
BROWN, DEBORAH J., BROAD, JACQUELINE |
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Journal of the American Philosophical Association; Jun2023, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p214-233, 20p |
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Several recent studies devote themselves to Mary Astell's feminist theory of virtue—her 'serious proposal to the ladies' to help women obtain wisdom, equality, and happiness, despite the prejudices of seventeenth-century custom. But there has been little scholarship on Astell's conception of heroic virtues , those exceptional character traits that raise their bearers above the ordinary course of nature. Astell's appropriation of heroic virtue poses a number of philosophical difficulties for her feminist ethics—heroic virtues are characteristically masculine, exceptional, and individualistic, ill-suited to a community-oriented feminism aimed at ordinary women. In this paper, we seek to investigate—and then dispel—these key difficulties. Our intention is to generate a new understanding of Astell's theory of virtue as a unique and sophisticated theory that equalizes and naturalizes heroic virtue for women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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