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7 08, 2017

Damaris Masham – European philosophy

By |2019-12-06T05:17:14-08:00August 7th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Damaris Masham – European philosophy

Damaris Masham's house, Oates, in England Why did Masham become a philosopher? Damaris Masham's dad was a philosopher, and when she grew up her boyfriend, John Locke, was also a philosopher. [...]

7 08, 2017

Emilie du Chatelet – European philosophy

By |2019-05-18T09:08:25-07:00August 7th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Emilie du Chatelet – European philosophy

Emilie du Chatelet, a French philosopher in the 1700s Did Emilie du Chatelet go to school? Emilie du Chatelet's rich father, who was interested in literature and science, hired tutors [...]

6 08, 2017

Mary Astell – European philosophy

By |2020-01-09T19:25:12-08:00August 6th, 2017|Modern Europe, Philosophy|Comments Off on Mary Astell – European philosophy

Mary Astell Mary Astell's backstory Unlike the slightly older Masham, and most other Enlightenment philosophers, Mary Astell was not from a really rich family. Who was Damaris Masham? Enlightenment philosophers European philosophers [...]

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