The correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes / Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes ; edited and translated by Lisa Shapiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elisabeth, Countess Palatine, 1618-1680.

Contributor:

Shapiro, Lisa.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

The other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Correspondence. English. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Descartes, René, 1596-1650--Correspondence.

Descartes, René.

Elisabeth, Countess Palatine, 1618-1680--Correspondence.

Elisabeth.

Philosophy, Modern--17th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618-80) and René Descartes (1596-1650) exchanged fifty-eight letters-thirty-two from Descartes and twenty-six from Elisabeth. Their correspondence contains the only known extant philosophical writings by Elisabeth, revealing her mastery of metaphysics, analytic geometry, and moral philosophy, as well as her keen interest in natural philosophy. The letters are essential reading for anyone interested in Descartes's philosophy, in particular his account of the human being as a union of mind and body, as well as his ethics...

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

The other voice in early modern Europe: Introduction to the series

Volume Editor's Introduction

Volume Editor's Bibliography

Note on Texts and Translation

The Correspondence

Appendix: Additional Correspondence of Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia

Series Editors' Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Descartes, Rene, 1596-1650. Correspondence. English. Selections.

ISBN:

9786611125523

9781281125521

1281125520

9780226204444

0226204448

OCLC:

476229403