A History of Women Philosophers Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenm
aspirations, the rise of western monasticism was the most note worthy event of the early centuries. The importance of monasteries cannot be overstressed as sources of spirituality, learning and auto nomy in the intensely masculinized, militarized feudal
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A History of Women Philosophers
1. Ancient Women Philosophers, 600 B.C.-SOO A.D. 2. Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment Women Philosophers, 500-1600 3. Modern Women Philosophers, 1600-1900 4. Contemporary Women Philosophers, 1900-today
A History of Women Philosophers Volume II Medieval, Renaissance and Enlightenment Women Philosophers A.D. 500-1600 Edited by MARY ELLEN WAITHE University of Minnesota
Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht / Boston / London
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Medieval, Renaissance, and Englightenment women philosophers, A.D. 500-1600. (A History of women philosophers; v. 2) Bibliography: p. Includes index. I. Women philosophers. 2. Philosophy, Ancient. I. Waithe, Mary Ellen. II. Series. 189'.088042 87-15209 B105.w6M39 1989 ISBN-l3: 978-90-247-3572-3 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-2551-9 DOl 10.1007/978-94-009-2551-9
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Contents
Chronological Table Acknowledgements Introduction to Volume II, by Joan Gibson and Mary Ellen Waithe 1. 1. II.
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Murasaki Shikibu, by Mary Ellen Waithe Introduction Background I. Shinto 2. Buddhism 3. Philosophical Evolution 4. Women Biography Writings 1. Ukifune 2. Existentialism Summary Hildegard of Bingen, by Elisabeth Gassmann - translated from the German by Katherine Best with additional translations from the Latin by Laura Dolby Biography Works I. Liber Scivias 2. Liber Vitae Meritorum 3. Liber Divinorum Operum 4. Writings on Nature 5. Other Works The Special Nuances of Hildegard's Image of God and of the Human Being
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Contents 1. The Image of God 2. The Human Being as God's Image 3. Gender Symbolism 4. The Strength of Female Weakness 5. Woman and Wisdom 6. The Weakness of Male Strength Conclusion
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Heloise, by Mary Ellen Waithe Biography Heloise the Scholar 1. Intellectual Background 2. Authenticity of Epistolae and Problemata Philosophy 1. Philosophy of Love 2. Material and Moral Responsibility 3. Views on Marriage Summary
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Herrad of Hohenbou
