How Does Descartes Philosophy Affects Elisabeth Soul

Descartes’ Philosophy Effects Elisabeth Soul What can we understand from Descartes philosophy in his meditation? That is what Elisabeth was trying to do by sending letters to Descartes and because there was no other ways to have a conversation between each other’s so Philosophers usually send letters to each other’s to make a conversion. Elisabeth was the princess of bohemia she was born on 1618 in Heidelberg, Germany. Her highness was a Philosopher and she was famous of her sharp mind and her ways of looking to things in life and science. Her highness had some concerns and questions regarding Descartes meditation when she sent him a letter asking him about the connection between the soul and the body. And what if, those are a one thing or two according to what Descartes assume in his meditation. …show more content…
The physical movements with what material or immaterial and what the soul responses about she asked in her letter to Descartes. Showing some examples about attributes of God and what considering the soul and the body separately. She asked Descartes as her soul doctor, what kind of power behind moving the body and make the soul thinks and do immaterial actions. Descartes replies to her was to make her understand he said the soul and body are attached together however, they are not considering a one thing in his meditation. He think that the soul is the source of thinking in our minds and that’s makes every person have a different kind of image than others. And he explain that the size and shape are nor reflection on the soul it’s just what in the mind is matter to the soul. Then, he start to explain to her about the how the soul has the force to move the body and how the soul is with no weight of any kind. So is Descartes answers her highness