Nature, Woman, and the Art of Politics

This impressive collection of previously unpublished essays examines the relationship between competing conceptions of nature and woman. By looking historically and comprehensively at the problems and questions associated with human thinking about nature and woman, the contributors strive to gain the proper vantage point from which to assess modern virtues and vices.

Steven Berg is an assistant professor at Loyola University of New Orleans Inger Sigrun Brodey is an assistant professor at the University of Puget Sound Ronna Burger is a professor of Philosophy at Tulane University Nicholas Capaldi is McFarin professor of philosophy at the University of Tulsa Marc Conner is an assistant professor in the department of English at Washington and Lee University Matthew B. Crawford is a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Chicago Melissa Matthes teaches political philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park Domnica Radulescu is an associate professor of romance languages and literatures at Washington and Lee University Arlene W. Saxonhouse is a professor of political science and women's studies at the University of Michigan Denise Schaeffer is an assistant professor of political science at the College of the Holy Cross Evanthia Speliotis is an assistant professor of philsophy at Bellarmine College, Louisville, Kentucky Eduardo A. Velasquez at teaches political philosophy at Washington and Lee University where he is an assistant professor of politics Germaine Paulo Walsh is an assistant professor of political science at Texas Lutheran University Lee Ward is a doctoral candidate in political science at Fordham University in New York Lesley Wheeler is an assistant professor of literature at Washington and Lee University Deborah L. Winkle currently writes and researches in northern California