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Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia: The Philosopher Princess Paperback – Illustrated, August 25, 2020
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Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–1680) was the daughter of the Elector Palatine, Frederick V, King of Bohemia, and Elizabeth Stuart, the daughter of King James VI and I of Scotland and England. A princess born into one of the most prominent Protestant dynasties of the age, Elisabeth was one of the great female intellectuals of seventeenth-century Europe. This book examines her life and thought. It is the story of an exiled princess, a grief-stricken woman whose family was beset by tragedy and whose life was marked by poverty, depression, and chronic illness. It is also the story of how that same woman’s strength of character, unswerving faith, and extraordinary mind saw her emerge as one of the most renowned scholars of the age. It is the story of how one woman navigated the tumultuous waters of seventeenth-century politics, religion, and scholarship, fought for her family’s ancestral rights, and helped established one of the first networks of female scholars in Western Europe.
Drawing on her correspondence with René Descartes, as well as the letters, diaries, and writings of her family, friends, and intellectual associates, this book contributes to the recovery of Elisabeth’s place in the history of philosophy. It demonstrates that although she is routinely marginalized in contemporary accounts of seventeenth-century thought, overshadowed by the more famous male philosophers she corresponded with, or dismissed as little more than a “learned maiden,” Elisabeth was a philosopher in her own right who made a significant contribution to modern understandings of the relationship between the body and the mind, challenged dominant accounts of the nature of the emotions, and provided insightful commentaries on subjects as varied as the nature and causes of illness to the essence of virtue and Machiavelli’s The Prince.
- Print length234 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherLexington Books
- Publication dateAugust 25, 2020
- Dimensions6.12 x 0.68 x 9.03 inches
- ISBN-101498568904
- ISBN-13978-1498568906
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- Publisher : Lexington Books; Illustrated edition (August 25, 2020)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 234 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1498568904
- ISBN-13 : 978-1498568906
- Item Weight : 12.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 6.12 x 0.68 x 9.03 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,113,390 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #819 in Philosopher Biographies
- #829 in Social Philosophy
- #4,492 in Historical European Biographies (Books)
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