Tag Archives: René Descartes

1966: Coleslaw

Posted on March 13, 2021 by corvusfugit

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

Posted on October 11, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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1653: She Cursed and Swore like a Musketeer

Posted on May 18, 2017 by corvusfugit

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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