Correspondence (Descartes - Trans. Shapiro)

Author: Rene Descartes, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia

Translator: Lisa Shapiro

ISBN: 9780226204420

Binding: paperback

Section: Philosophy/Rhetoric/Logic

Subtitle: Between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and Rene Descartes

Between the years 1643 and 1649, Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618–80) and René Descartes (1596–1650) exchanged fifty-eight letters—thirty-two from Descartes and twenty-six from Elisabeth. Their correspondence contains the only known extant philosophical writings by Elisabeth, revealing her mastery of metaphysics, analytic geometry, and moral philosophy, as well as her keen interest in natural philosophy.