Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia

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Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia was a 17th-century philosopher and correspondent of René Descartes, known for her sharp critiques of Cartesian dualism and her influential role in early modern metaphysical debates.

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instanceOf 17th-century philosopher ⓘ
correspondent of René Descartes ⓘ
member of European nobility ⓘ
philosopher ⓘ
princess ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate ⓘ
birthDate 1618-12-26 ⓘ
birthPlace Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
Heidelberg ⓘ
burialPlace Herford Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Herford Minster
correspondent Anna Maria van Schurman ⓘ
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ
René Descartes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
criticized Cartesian dualism ⓘ
Descartes’ account of mind–body interaction ⓘ
deathDate 1680-02-08 ⓘ
deathPlace Herford ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
education highly educated in philosophy and languages ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
father Frederick V, Elector Palatine ⓘ
fullName Elisabeth of the Palatinate ⓘ
influenced Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz ⓘ
René Descartes ⓘ
early modern debates on mind–body interaction ⓘ
feminist interpretations of early modern philosophy ⓘ
knownFor contributions to early modern metaphysics ⓘ
critiques of Cartesian dualism ⓘ
engagement with the mind–body problem ⓘ
influential philosophical letters ⓘ
languageSpoken Dutch ⓘ
French ⓘ
German ⓘ
mother Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth Stuart
movement early modern philosophy ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Palatinate-Simmern ⓘ
notableWork correspondence with Anna Maria van Schurman ⓘ
letters to René Descartes on mind–body interaction ⓘ
philosophical correspondence with René Descartes ⓘ
philosophicalInterest ethics ⓘ
metaphysics ⓘ
philosophy of mind ⓘ
placeOfActivity Dutch Republic ⓘ
Herford Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Herford Minster

The Hague ⓘ
positionHeld Princess-Abbess of Herford ⓘ
religion Calvinism ⓘ
sibling Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate ⓘ
Prince Edward of the Palatinate ⓘ
Prince Maurice of the Palatinate ⓘ
Rupert of the Rhine ⓘ
Sophia of Hanover ⓘ
title Abbess of Herford Abbey ⓘ
Princess of Bohemia ⓘ

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Metaphysical Thoughts → author → Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
Prince Maurice of the Rhine → sibling → Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia (the philosopher) ⓘ
linked to: Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia
Sixth Meditation → hasCommentaryBy → Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
Anna Maria van Schurman → associatedWith → Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence → correspondents → Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ
Elisabeth–Descartes correspondence → initiatedBy → Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia ⓘ