The philosophy of Sophie, Electress of Hanover

Strickland, Lloyd (2009) The philosophy of Sophie, Electress of Hanover. Hypatia, 24 (2). 186–204. ISSN 0887-5367

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Abstract

In philosophical circles, Electress Sophie of Hanover (1630–1714) is known mainly as the friend, patron, and correspondent of Leibniz. While many scholars acknowledge Sophie's interest in philosophy, some also claim that Sophie dabbled in philosophy herself, but did not do so either seriously or competently. In this paper I show that such a view is incorrect, and that Sophie did make interesting philosophical contributions of her own, principally concerning the nature of mind and thought.

Item Type:	Article
Peer-reviewed:	No
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2015 16:04
Publisher:	Wiley
Additional Information:	This article was originally published following peer-review in Hypatia, published by and copyright Wiley.
Divisions:	Faculties > Arts and Humanities
URI:	https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/344102
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1527-2001.2009.01038.x
ISSN	0887-5367

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