Philosopher
Elisabeth of the Palatinate
Overview
Elisabeth of the Palatinate (German: Elisabeth von der Pfalz; 26 December 1618 – 11 February 1680), also known as Elisabeth of Bohemia (Elisabeth von Böhmen), Princess Elisabeth of the Palatinate, or Princess-Abbess of Herford Abbey, was the eldest daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine (who was briefly King of Bohemia), and Elizabeth Stuart. Elisabeth of the Palatinate was a philosopher best known for her correspondence with René Descartes. She was critical of Descartes' dualistic metaphysics and her work anticipated the metaphysical concerns of later philosophers.
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Philosophers who discussed Elisabeth of the Palatinate
Ideas Elisabeth of the Palatinate discusses
- History
- Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Cartesianism
- Nicolas Malebranche
- Mind–body dualism
- Netherlands
- Physics
- Lutheranism
- Physicalism
- Jaegwon Kim
- René Descartes
- Soul
- Meditations on First Philosophy
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- Scholasticism
- Bohemia
- Principles of Philosophy
- Heidelberg
- Quakers
- Astronomy
- Reformed Christianity
Place in the tradition
Part of German philosophy.
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