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In the present volume, Richard Watson provides the first translation of The Birth of Peace into English, and he examines exhaustively the question of its authorship based on original archival research. He also examines Descartes's doctrine of the will to construct a political philosophy for Descartes. The great individualist is found to be a royalist in support of the powers that be, although he chose in fact to live in republican Holland rather than in his homeland France. Watson also answers the elusive question of whether or not Descartes and Corneille read each other's works. Their doctrines of the will are almost identical, but there is no documentary evidence whatsoever that they had any contact. Watson concludes, however, that in the context of their times and their lives, they most certainly did read and probably were influenced by one another's works.
About: In his 54th year, Rene Descartes went to Stockholm at the invitation of Queen Christina.
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