Korean Women Philosophers and the Ideal of a Female Sage

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Editors and translators Wang and Ivanhoe introduce the lives and ideas of two female Korean Confucian philosophers from the late Joseon Dynasty, Im Yunjidang (1721-1793) and Gang Jeongildang (1772-1832), exploring their writings and arguments for the ability of women to attain the highest forms of intellectual and moral achievement and become female sages (yeoseong).