Sympathy in Harmony
Margaret Cavendish's Philosophy of Value
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 25 September 2026
- ISBN 9780197843253
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages296 pages
- Size 235x156 mm
- Language English 700
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Short description:
Daniel Whiting explores the views of the 17th century philosopher and author, Margaret Cavendish. It is the first dedicated study of her views in aesthetics-concerning the beauty of the natural world, the harmonies and emotional power of music, and the imaginative engagement with fiction-as well her views in ethics-concerning the virtues, moral education, and moral disagreement. The author explores the intellectual and literary culture in which Cavendish was writing, as well as the importance her philosophy has for contemporary readers.
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Margaret Cavendish (1623-1673) was a philosopher, scientist, essayist, critic, biographer, and author of plays, poems, and prose. Sympathy in Harmony is the first book to examine Cavendishs philosophy of value. Is there such a thing as value? If so, is value a fundamental feature of reality or does it admit of explanation? Does the value something possesses depend in some way on the value we take it to possess? Is our taking something to possess value a matter of belief, say, or of feeling? Either way, is it an exercise of reason?
Daniel Whiting demonstrates Cavendishs philosophy of value to be systematic, continuous with her metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, and wideranging. Her reflections encompass the beauty of the natural world, the expressive qualities of music, the pedagogical role of literature, the free play of the imagination, the nature of virtue, the depth of moral disagreement, and the limits of moral theory. By exploring Cavendishs perspectives on these varied topics, Whiting unearths a unified conception of value. He shows that that conception is distinctive relative to those of her peers—including René Descartes, Kenelm Digby, Thomas Hobbes, and Henry More—and indebted to ancient thought. At the same time, Whiting demonstrates the significance of Cavendishs writings for contemporary aesthetics and ethics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Matter and Mind
Rationality and Truth
Passion and Pleasure
Beauty in Nature
Musical Expression and Harmony
Virtue and Moral Goodness
Poetry
Imagination and Play
Conclusion
