The Concept of Woman, Volume 2, Issues 1-2The culmination of a lifetime's scholarly work, this pioneering study by Sister Prudence Allen traces the concept of woman in relation to man in Western thought from ancient times to the present. Volume I uncovers four general categories of questions asked by philosophers for two thousand years. These are the categories of opposites, of generation, of wisdom, and of virtue. Sister Prudence Allen traces several recurring strands of sexual and gender identity within this period. Ultimately, she shows the paradoxical influence of Aristotle on the question of woman and on a philosophical understanding of sexual coomplemenarity. Supplemented throughout with helpful charts, diagrams, and illustrations, this volume will be an important resource for scholars and students in the fields of women's studies, philosophy, history, theology, literary studies, and political science. In Volume 2, Sister Prudence Allen explores claims about sex and gender identity in the works of over fifty philosophers (both men and women) in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. Touching on the thought of every philosopher who considered sex or gender identity between A.D. 1250 and 1500, The Concept of Woman provides the analytical categories necessary for situating contemporary discussion of women in relation to men. Adding to the accessibility of this fine discussion are informative illustrations, helpful summary charts, and extracts of original source material (some not previously available in English). In her third and final volume Allen covers the years 1500--2015, continuing her chronological approach to individual authors and also offering systematic arguments to defend certain philosophical positions over against others. |
Contents
X | 31 |
XI | 36 |
XII | 41 |
XIII | 49 |
XIV | 57 |
XV | 60 |
XVI | 65 |
XVIII | 68 |
LVI | 240 |
LVII | 242 |
LVIII | 246 |
LIX | 250 |
LX | 259 |
LXI | 263 |
LXII | 269 |
LXIII | 276 |
XIX | 74 |
XX | 75 |
XXI | 77 |
XXII | 79 |
XXIII | 82 |
XXIV | 84 |
XXV | 87 |
XXVI | 91 |
XXVII | 93 |
XXVIII | 95 |
XXIX | 101 |
XXX | 103 |
XXXI | 109 |
XXXII | 113 |
XXXIII | 117 |
XXXIV | 119 |
XXXV | 122 |
XXXVI | 127 |
XXXVII | 129 |
XXXVIII | 134 |
XXXIX | 141 |
XL | 144 |
XLI | 152 |
XLII | 159 |
XLIII | 165 |
XLIV | 181 |
XLVI | 182 |
XLVII | 187 |
XLVIII | 188 |
XLIX | 200 |
L | 204 |
LI | 210 |
LII | 216 |
LIII | 223 |
LIV | 224 |
LV | 233 |
LXIV | 283 |
LXV | 290 |
LXVI | 303 |
LXVII | 312 |
LXVIII | 315 |
LXIX | 321 |
LXX | 323 |
LXXII | 330 |
LXXIII | 331 |
LXXIV | 338 |
LXXV | 344 |
LXXVI | 345 |
LXXVII | 351 |
LXXVIII | 356 |
LXXIX | 359 |
LXXX | 380 |
LXXXI | 387 |
LXXXII | 393 |
LXXXIII | 396 |
LXXXIV | 398 |
LXXXV | 403 |
LXXXVI | 407 |
LXXXVII | 411 |
LXXXVIII | 428 |
LXXXIX | 439 |
XC | 440 |
XCI | 447 |
XCII | 448 |
XCIII | 454 |
XCIV | 461 |
XCVI | 477 |
XCVII | 503 |
XCVIII | 506 |
XCIX | 510 |
C | 517 |
Other editions - View all
The Concept of Woman: The Aristotelian Revolution, 750 B.C. - A. D. 1250 Prudence Allen Limited preview - 1997 |
The Concept of Woman: The Aristotelian Revolution, 750 B.C. - A. D. 1250 Prudence Allen No preview available - 1997 |
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