The Suspicion of Virtue (English, John J. Conley)

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The salon was of particular importance in mid- to late-seventeenth-century France, enabling aristocratic women to develop a philosophical culture that simultaneously reflected and opposed the dominant male philosophy. In The Suspicion of Virtue, John J. Conley, S. J., explores the moral philosophies developed by five women authors of that milieu: Madame de Sabl�, Madame Deshouli�res, Madame de la Sabli�re, Mlle de la Valli�re, and Madame de Maint…

ISBN: 9780801440205