A Vindication of the Rights of Men
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A Vindication of the Rights of Men is an early political treatise by Mary Wollstonecraft that defends republican and egalitarian principles while attacking aristocratic privilege and Edmund Burke’s conservative views.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → pamphlet → political treatise → |
| author |
Mary Wollstonecraft
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| countryOfOrigin |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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| criticizes |
Edmund Burke
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Reflections on the Revolution in France → |
| firstEditionPublisher |
Joseph Johnson
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| followedBy |
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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| genre |
political philosophy
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political theory → |
| hasPart |
first edition anonymous preface
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second edition revised text → |
| influenced |
British radicalism
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early feminist thought → |
| influencedBy |
Enlightenment philosophy
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French Revolution → natural rights theory → |
| literaryMovement |
radical Enlightenment
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| literaryPeriod |
18th century
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| mainSubject |
French Revolution
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aristocracy → egalitarianism → hereditary privilege → natural rights → political rights → republican principles → social justice → |
| movement |
Enlightenment
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feminism → liberalism → republicanism → |
| notableIdea |
attack on hereditary privilege
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critique of chivalry as oppressive to women and men → defense of reason against tradition → link between political and moral equality → |
| opposes |
aristocratic privilege
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hereditary monarchy → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| placeOfPublication |
London
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| publicationFormat |
pamphlet
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| publicationYear |
1790
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| supports |
French Revolution
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equality before the law → meritocracy → popular sovereignty → republican government → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Mary Wollstonecraft → |
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