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  1. Aug 20, 2013 · Elisabeth, Princess of Bohemia First published Tue Aug 20, 2013; substantive revision Tue Aug 17, 2021 Elisabeth, Princess Palatine of Bohemia (1618–1680) is most well-known for her extended correspondence with René Descartes, and indeed these letters constitute what we currently know of her extant philosophical writings.

  2. Correspondence René Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia 1643–4 Letters written in 1643 and 1664 Elisabeth writes on 6.v.1643: When I heard that you had planned to visit me a few days

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  4. Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia made contributions to the philosophy of mind, physics, and political philosophy, and was in addition an influential figure in the politics of her time. She was one of the earliest and most important critics of Descartes’ view of the mind, and is now best known for her correspondence with Descartes, which

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  5. Elisabeth’s criticisms of Descartes’s interactionism as well as her solution to the problem of mind-body interaction are examined in detail. The aim here is to develop a richer picture of Elisabeth as a philosophical thinker and to dispel the myth that she is simply a Cartesian muse. When philosophers recount the story of their past, they ...

  6. Elisabeth of the Palatinate ( German: Elisabeth von der Pfalz; 26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia ( Elisabeth von Böhmen ), Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate, or Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey, was the eldest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (who was briefly King of Bohemia ), and Elizabeth ...

  7. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618-80): Correspondence with Descartes (1643)1 Elisabeth was born at Heidelberg Castle on 26 December 1618, the eldest daughter of Elisabeth Stuart (the only daughter of James I of England), and Frederick V of Palatine, the exiled ‘Winter King’ of Bohemia. In 1620, Elisabeth’s family lost their

  8. Jan 5, 2016 · Summary. Princess Elisabeth (Elisabeth Simmern van Pallandt) was born in Heidelberg to Fredrick V, elector of Palatine, and Elizabeth Stuart. Fredrick would become the “Winter King” of Bohemia, and after his short reign in 1620, the family lived exiled in The Hague. After Fredrick's death in 1632 while fighting on behalf of King Gustave of ...

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