Elisabeth of Bohemia (1618-1680) : a philosopher in her historical context
Intro -- Contents -- Note on Abbreviations -- Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 A Life in Exile -- 1.2 Herford -- 1.3 An Active Intellectual Life -- 1.4 The Present Volume -- 1.5 Acknowledgments -- 1.6 Appendix -- Bibliography -- Part I Elisabeth's Intellectua...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,
2021
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Women in the History of Philosophy and Sciences Ser.
v.9 |
| Schlagworte: | Queens Princesses Elizabeth,-Queen, consort of Frederick I, King of Bohemia,-1596-1662 Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 online resource (221 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Intro -- Contents -- Note on Abbreviations -- Editors and Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 A Life in Exile -- 1.2 Herford -- 1.3 An Active Intellectual Life -- 1.4 The Present Volume -- 1.5 Acknowledgments -- 1.6 Appendix -- Bibliography -- Part I Elisabeth's Intellectual World -- 2 Elisabeth of Bohemia's Aristocratic Upbringing and Education at the Prinsenhof, Rapenburg 4-10, Leiden, c. 1627/8-32 -- Bibliography -- 3 Elisabeth of Bohemia's Lifelong Friendship with Anna Maria van Schurman (1607-1678) -- 3.1 The First Contact: 1632 -- 3.2 Correspondence and Meetings -- 3.3 The Purpose of Study -- 3.4 Renewed Acquaintance in Herford: 1670-1672 -- 3.5 In Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 4 Elisabeth of Bohemia and the Sciences: The Case of Astronomy -- 4.1 Introduction: Elisabeth the Scientist-Myth and Reality -- 4.2 Elisabeth's Engagement with Mathematics and Various Scientific Topics -- 4.3 Elisabeth and Astronomy -- 4.3.1 The Satellites of Jupiter and the Observations of Rheita in 1643 -- 4.3.2 The Map of the Moon by Michael Florent Van Langren -- 4.3.3 Around the Invention of the New Telescopes -- 4.4 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- 5 Princess Elisabeth and Anne Conway (1631-1679): The Interconnected Circles of Two Philosophical Women -- 5.1 Parallel Lives -- 5.2 Henry More -- 5.3 The Hartlib Circle -- 5.3.1 John and Dorothy Dury -- 5.3.2 John Worthington -- 5.3.3 Theodore Haak -- 5.4 Francis Mercury Van Helmont -- 5.5 Quakers and Cabbalists -- 5.6 Last Thoughts -- 5.7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II Elisabeth's Political Thought and Its Context -- 6 A Persistent Princess: How Elisabeth of Bohemia Constructed Her Personal Politics -- 6.1 Before 1650 -- 6.2 In the 1650s -- 6.3 In the 1660s -- 6.4 In the 1670s -- Bibliography -- 7 Elisabeth and Descartes Read Machiavelli in the Time of Hobbes. |
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| Beschreibung: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (221 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9783030715274 3030715272 9783030715267 3030715264 |