The Princess and the Philosopher: Letters of Elisabeth of the Palatine to RenZ Descartes

by Andrea Nye

Book Overview

For a number of years, those interested in recovering women's thought have known about Princess Elisabeth, a seventeenth-century correspondent and friend of Descartes whose questions provoked the philosopher to think more seriously about ethics and the passions. Up to now, only a few of her letters have found their way into print. This volume includes translations of all of Elisabeth's extant letters to Descartes, as well as of other materials relevant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847692655
• ISBN13: 9780847692651
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"