The next Macquarie Research Seminar is on Tuesday 1 June 2010, 11-1 in W6A 127
Jacqueline Broad (Monash University) The Virtue Theory of Mary Astell (1666-1731) A contemporary of John Locke, Mary Astell was an English feminist and philosopher of the late seventeenth century. In this paper, I offer an interpretation of her feminist project from the point of view of her wider moral theory. I examine the importance of 'excellence of character' in her thought, and especially the virtues of prudence, love, generosity, courage and friendship; I suggest that her approach might be of interest to present-day feminist ethics
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