Amalia Holst Cooper Hardback Cambridge University Press 9781009532679

Amalia Holst\n\nThis Element shows the inequalities in Enlightenment and offers a reminder of the social conditions required for equality.\n\nAndrew Cooper (Author)\n\n9781009532679, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 19 December 2024\n\n84 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.259 kg\n\nAmalia Holst's trailblazing book On the Vocation of Woman to Higher Intellectual Education (1802) dropped a bomb on the German speaking states-a bomb that failed to detonate. In one of the first works of philosophy in German published under a woman's name, Holst declares that it is time a member of the female sex spoke out about the plight of women in Germany. Despite her bold attempt to ignite a new movement of women's education, her book was harshly reviewed by male critics and thrust into obscurity. This Element presents the first comprehensive study of Holst's writings, unearthing their striking contribution to philosophy's growing awareness of the social conditions of human freedom. The ]