For the Fall 2022 History of Modern Philosophy, we were tasked to research about a modern philosopher of our choosing and create a website describing their life, beliefs, their relationships with another philosopher, and more. I chose to study Anne Conway. Explore the many facets of her life through the following webpages below:
WHY ANNE CONWAY DESERVES TO REMAIN ON THE LIST
As a final part of my project, I want to note why Anne Conway has played an important role in our history and how this importance is deserving of a future project on her. The dominant philosophies of her time were clearly erroneous and hard to accept. But Conway was courageous enough to argue against these philosophies despite being a woman of her time. Her single treatise offers rebuttals to many modern philosophers, including Hobbes, Spinoza, and primarily Descartes. Additionally, her ideology is unique, being one of the first to suggest a form of monism where the one substance is spiritual instead of material. She would also later inspire Leibniz and his beliefs, making her integral to the history of philosophy and theology. It has been an absolute pleasure learning about Conway, and I hope someone can embark on that same pleasure soon.