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Jan 31, 2021 · The letters exchanged between Descartes and Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia – especially their 1643 exchange on the interaction problem – are among the best-known correspondences in the history of philosophy. And justly so, for they help to elucidate the true nature of that crucial problem and the inadequacy of Descartes’ response to it.
Elisabeth of the Palatinate (26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia, 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 Stuart. Elisabeth of the Palatinate is a philosopher best ...
In May 1643 Elisabeth of Bohemia addressed a question to Descartes which inaugurated a six-year Correspondence until his death. He dedicated his mature metaphysical work to the Princess (Principles of First Philosophy, 1644) and wrote Passions of the Soul (1649) as one of the results of the dialogue with the philosopher of Bohemia.
Jan 19, 2020 · Print. John of Bohemia was a king of Bohemia who lived between the 13th and 14th centuries. He was known also as John of Luxembourg, as well as John the Blind. The former indicates that John belonged to the Limburg-Luxembourg dynasty (also known as the House of Luxembourg), while the latter refers to the fact that he was blind for the last 10 ...
Elizabeth Stuart (born August 19, 1596, Falkland Palace, Fifeshire, Scotland—died February 13, 1662, Westminster, London, England) was a British princess who from 1619 was the titular queen of Bohemia. The daughter of James VI of Scotland (later James I of Great Britain) and Anne of Denmark, Elizabeth in 1606 came to the British royal court ...
Dec 15, 2019 · Elisabeth of Bohemia, the Winter Queen, daughter of Frederick V, and the spotlight of this piece, was a contemporary of Rene Descartes who raised pointed (read: savage) objections to his substance…
Oct 26, 2018 · Read 2 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–1680) was the daughter of the Elector Palatine, Frederick V, King…
