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1 comments about Boehme: An Intellectual Biography of the Seventeenth-Century Philosopher and Mystic.

1. Jacob Boehme was a 16'Th century shoemaker turned mystic. Living in what is now Germany, Boehme wrote his thoughts about the nature of the universe and of God. Weeks takes us through Boehme's life in an academic journey, laying out Boehme's central idea's (an interesting blend of pantheism and individualism) and life events (got hassled by the church). The book is not too hard to read, even for the lay reader, and is packed with information about the man and his time. Jacob Boehme deserves his place in the pantheon of great mystics, and weeks helps him there.

1 comments about The Princess & the Patriot: Ekaterina Dashkova, Benjamin Franklin , And the Age of Enlightenment (Transactions of the American Philosophical Society).

1. Background information borrowed from The Museum of the American Philosophical Society website: They seemed to have nothing in common. She was the Russian princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, a noblewoman and friend of Empress Catherine the Great. He was the American printer, scientist, patriot and statesman Benjamin Franklin. When they met in Paris in 1781, it was a meeting of two of the most fascinating minds of the Age of Enlightenment.
   
   The Princess and the Patriot presents Franklin's life in a novel way, emphasizing his role as an Enlightenment thinker and placing him alongside Ekaterina Dashkova, an important figure in 18th century Russia. Though the two came from very different backgrounds, both Franklin and Dashkova were profoundly influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment that had been developed in Western Europe.
   
   Franklin made his mark as a scientist, a printer and a politician, playing an important role in the development of American democracy. In 1743 he founded the American Philosophical Society, an internationally respected organization dedicated to scholarly pursuits. During the same era, Princess Ekaterina Dashkova was making a name for herself in her native Russia. In 1762, at the age of only 18, she helped her friend Catherine Alexeyevna (Catherine the Great) take the Russian throne in a coup d'etat. Ekaterina was an intellectual who studied literature and mathematics. She traveled extensively in Europe and became a friend of major literary figures including Voltaire and Diderot. Dashkova achieved further prominence as an intellectual when she was appointed as director of the Academy of Russian Language and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
   
   Franklin and Dashkova met face to face only once - in 1781 in Paris - but each developed a strong respect for the intellect and achievements of the other. In 1789 Franklin nominated Dashkova to become a member of the American Philosophical Society, making her the only female member of the group. In the same year, Franklin was nominated by Dashkova to join the Russian Academy of Sciences, making him its first American member.
   
   In 1789 Franklin nominated Dashkova to become a member of the American Philosophical Society, making her the only female member of the group.
   
   In the same year, Franklin was nominated by Dashkova to join the Russian Academy of Sciences, making him its first American member.

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