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Tag Archives: René Descartes
1966: Coleslaw
From a 1996 essay by Elisabeth Roudinesco, “Lacan and Derrida in the History of Psychoanalysis”: The first encounter between Lacan and Derrida took place…at a famous symposium held in Baltimore in October 1966, which, under the auspices of the Center … Continue reading
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1649: Descartes’s Wooden Daughter
When Descartes resided in Holland, with great labour and industry he made a female Automaton—which occasioned some wicked wits to publish that he had an illegitimate daughter, named Franchine—to prove demonstratively that beasts have no souls, and that they are … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, 18th Century, Automata, Children, Fathers, France, Julien La Mettrie, Miniatures, Netherlands, Philosophy, René Descartes
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1653: She Cursed and Swore like a Musketeer
Christina, the Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654, famously rejected traditional gender roles, often wearing men’s clothing and excelling at traditionally masculine pursuits. She was also one of the most educated women of the Renaissance, had a mischievous sense … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th Century, Art, Christina Queen of Sweden, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Gender, LGBTQ, Painting, Philosophy, René Descartes, Sébastien Bourdon, Sweden, Women
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