Nisia Floresta Paperback / softback
by Nastassja (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) Pugliese
Part of the Elements on Women in the History of Philosophy series
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This Element presents the philosophical contributions of Nísia Floresta, a feminist philosopher of education from the 19th century in early post-colonial Brazil, who defended abolition and indigenous rights.
Focusing on five central works (Direitos, Lágrima, Opúsculo, Páginas, and Woman), it shows them connected by a critique of colonialism grounded on feminist principles.
Influenced by the practical Cartesianism of Poulain de la Barre through the pamphlets of Sophia, Floresta applies to the social structures the feminist principle that reason has no gender, arguing that a nation's civilizational level depends on whether natural equality is expressed in terms of social rights.
Describing the suffering experienced by women, indigenous people, and the black enslaved population, she defends education as a strategy against colonialism.
As such, education should aim towards physical and intellectual emancipation, restoring the lost dignity of individuals.
Floresta's works thus foreground slavery and colonization as events that shaped philosophical modernity.
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- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:20/07/2023
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- ISBN:9781009124133
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:75 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:20/07/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781009124133