The guardian question -- Philosopher queens -- Theology and philosophy -- The 1500s as a time of change -- Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke -- Katherine Parr, queen consort -- Elizabeth I -- Science and philosophy -- The 1600s and intellectual ferment -- Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle -- Aphra Behn and the aristocratic circle -- Commitments and philosophers -- The aristocratic guardians
Summary
Much recent work has been done on Plato's notion of the female Guardian, but examples are limited. Jane Duran argues that aristocratic women of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are indeed exemplary and embody the concept of Guardianship
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 22, 2017)
