Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence

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The Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence is a series of 17th-century letters between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes that probe and challenge the foundations of his metaphysics, especially the mind–body relationship.

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instanceOf epistolary work ⓘ
philosophical correspondence ⓘ
primary source in early modern philosophy ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Stuart

Frederick V of the Palatinate ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ
century 17th century ⓘ
challengedViewOf Cartesian account of mind–body interaction ⓘ
containsWork letters on moral guidance ⓘ
letters on the passions ⓘ
letters on the union of mind and body ⓘ
correspondents Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
René Descartes ⓘ
dateRange 1643–1649 ⓘ
earliestLettersDate 1643 ⓘ
historicalContext Thirty Years' War aftermath ⓘ
exile of the Palatinate royal family ⓘ
includesTheme emotional regulation ⓘ
freedom and determinism ⓘ
limits of metaphysical explanation ⓘ
practical application of philosophy to life ⓘ
role of the body in cognition ⓘ
virtue and happiness ⓘ
initiatedBy Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
language French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
latestLettersDate 1649 ⓘ
mainTopic causal interaction between mind and body ⓘ
ethics ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
mind–body problem ⓘ
moral psychology ⓘ
nature of the soul ⓘ
passions of the soul ⓘ
practical philosophy ⓘ
philosophicallySignificantFor critique of Cartesian dualism ⓘ
development of Descartes' account of the passions ⓘ
early feminist history of philosophy ⓘ
interpretation of Descartes' metaphysics ⓘ
philosophicalTradition Cartesianism ⓘ
early modern rationalism ⓘ
preservedIn various 17th-century manuscript collections ⓘ
relatedWork Meditations on First Philosophy ⓘ
Passions of the Soul ⓘ
respondent René Descartes ⓘ
sourceFor Descartes' later revisions on the passions ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline feminist philosophy ⓘ
history of philosophy ⓘ
intellectual history ⓘ
philosophy of mind ⓘ

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Metaphysical Thoughts → relatedWork → Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence ⓘ
Elisabeth of the Palatinate → notableWork → Correspondence with René Descartes ⓘ
linked to: Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence
Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia → notableWork → letters to René Descartes on mind–body interaction ⓘ
linked to: Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence