Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia : the philosopher princess
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Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia : the philosopher princess
Lexington Books, c2018
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注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index
収録内容
- The angry star
- Princess Elisabeth : a woman and a scholar
- Encountering Descartes
- Diseases of the soul
- Virtue and the passions
- The prince
- Return of the Palatinate
- The Abbess of Herford
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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 Rene 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.
目次
Chapter 1: The Angry Star
Chapter 2: A Woman and a Scholar
Chapter 3: Encountering Descartes
Chapter 4: Diseases of the Soul
Chapter 5: Virtue and the Passions
Chapter 6: The Prince
Chapter 7: Return of the Palatinate
Chapter 8: The Abbess of Herford
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