Ch 1 - Vindication - Wollstonecraft
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Ch 1 - Vindication - Wollstonecraft

Full series: https://bit.ly/craftlit-vindication

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:17 Wollstonecraft's Word Choice

00:01:28 Key Ideas and Concepts

00:02:23 Rousseau's Influence and Critique

00:05:10 Logical Fallacies and Nostalgia

00:08:29 The Social Order and Modern Relevance

00:14:40 Reminder...

00:15:41 CHAPTER ONE

00:15:42 THE RIGHTS AND INVOLVED DUTIES OF MANKIND CONSIDERED

00:16:15 Man's Pre-eminence and Virtue

00:16:56 Reason, Knowledge, and Society

00:17:55 Prejudices and Intellectual Cowardice

00:18:42 Expediency vs. Simple Principles

00:19:57 Civilization and Its Discontents

00:22:05 Rousseau's Solitude and Optimism

00:23:09 Critique of Rousseau's Hypothesis

00:23:46 The Role of Passions and Reason

00:28:21 The Flaws of Regal Power

00:31:22 The Dangers of Subordination

00:35:14 The Influence of Professions on Character

00:36:07 The Evolution of Government

00:37:10 The Spread of Corruption and Luxury

00:38:26 The Antidote to Civilization's Poison

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