Descartes: A Biography

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after which he reproduces the title of Regius’ pamphlet. Before publication, he

sent a draft copy with a request for advice to Van Hogelande or some other Dutch

correspondent, without identifying the original author who was the target of his

comments. Descartes told his correspondent that the author of the manifesto

wished to remain anonymous but that he would be recognized readily from his

style. Descartes to [Van Hogelande?] [December](v.–). However, when

Descartes sent a copy of theCommentsto Princess Elizabeth,January,he

had no difficulty in identifying the object of his criticisms. ‘I am sending with

this letter a booklet of little significance....The insults of Mr. Regius forced me

to write it and it was published sooner than I expected. They have even added

some verses and a preface of which I disapprove (although the verses are by Mr.

Heydanus, who did not dare to put his name to them – as he ought not to have

done)’ (v.).

.Regius (),.

.Ibid.,.

.Ibid.,.

.Ibid.,,.

.Descartes to Mersenne,November(iv.).

.Descartes to Newcastle,November(iv.), where he acknowledges that

the letter received was datedJanuary.

.Subtitle of theMeditations(second edition).

.Montaigne (),.

.Charron (),.

.Descartes to Newcastle,November(iv.). Later in the same letter he

identifies one of the ‘others’ when he links ‘Montaigne and Charron’ together as

common opponents (p.).

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.Descartes to Elizabeth,May(v.).

.Descartes to Mersenne,November(iv.); Descartes to Huygens, Febru-

ary(iv.); and Descartes to Elizabeth [March](iv.).

.Descartes to Huygens,February(iv.).

.Reported by Baillet (), ii., from a lost letter ofMarch.

.Baillet (), ii., based in part on a lost letter to Picot,April

(iv.).

.Descartes to Elizabeth [March](iv.). He told Mersenne,April,

that he hoped to be in Paris within six or seven weeks (iv.).

.Chanut to Descartes,December(iv.–).

.Descartes to Chanut,February(iv.).

.This theory was also outlined in thePrinciples,Part IV, paragraphsand.

Since Descartes had the incomplete French translation at hand, he referred Chanut

to ‘my FrenchPrinciples’for further assistance (iv.)

.When he heard about Clerselier’s illness in November, Descartes expressed

a general scepticism about physicians and specific concerns about blood-letting.