Episode #065 ... Mary Wollstonecraft

Philosophize This!

Stephen West

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 17.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2015

⏱️ 23 minutes

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On this episode of the podcast, we discuss the feminist philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft. First, we learn about the unexpected origin of The Royal Humane Society and how they assisted Mary Wollstonecraft. Next, we learn about the many ways Wollstonecraft challenged societal conventions and why she believed that women were essentially slaves to their husbands during her time. Finally, we consider the behavioral conditioning that is perpetuated by society even today and think about how we enact change when we’re not satisfied with the results. All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Social: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophizethispodcast X: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/philosophizethisshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.8	So it seems clear that in the year 1759, there were two guys.
0:43.6	One named William Haas, one named Thomas Cogan, and they started a charity together.
0:48.2	Now, if you're trying to Google this charity in today's world, it would be known as the
0:51.2	Royal Humane Society.
0:52.2	But at the time, these guys started it.
0:54.7	It was, well, a highly controversial thing.
0:57.6	The reason why is because, well, William Haas and Thomas Cogan were doctors.
1:01.7	They cared about people.
1:03.2	And they were starting this charity as two staunch advocates of a very controversial medical
1:08.2	practice in the year 1759, one that was very new at the time and largely denounced by
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