Elena Lucrezia Coranaro Piscopia (1646–1684) – the First Woman Philosophiae Magistra et Doctrix Cover Image

Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia (1646–1684) pierwsza kobieta philosophiae magistra et doctrix
Elena Lucrezia Coranaro Piscopia (1646–1684) – the First Woman Philosophiae Magistra et Doctrix

Author(s): Joanna Usakiewicz
Subject(s): Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia; the first woman Doctor of Philosophy; Venice

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the short biography and works of Venetian woman – Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, the first woman in history, who received doctoral degree in philosophy. It took place in 1678 on the University of Padua – “the Venetian University” since the fifteenth century. Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia was very well educated, especially in philosophy and theology. She also knew several languages: Latin, Greek, Spanish, Hebrew. Only part of her writings is kept, among which the most important are the four discourses on political problems.

  • Issue Year: 1/2015
  • Issue No: XXVII
  • Page Range: 91-103
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish