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Catharine Macaulay (1731–91)

A historian and political theorist who critiqued Edmund Burke’s conservative politics from a radical Whig perspective. She argued that marginalised 'speculative thinkers' possessed superior insight compared to entrenched political elites.

Catégorie : Philosophie

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In praise of zealotry

Early feminists like Mary Astell and Catharine Macaulay refused their male peers’ advice to remain polite in debate. Why?- by Geertje BolRead on Aeon

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