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• a) Stockholm did not have a Catholic Church and Descartes had to confess in the open air through a window. The priest sat in the warm indoors.
• b) Descartes travelled to Finland on a sailing boat and was hit by a cold autumn storm. In the Turku Castle he was offered beer that was frozen on the surface.
• c) Descartes swam in a hole drilled in ice between enjoying a hot sauna. He wore his nightwear which did not dry properly, but following etiquette rules, Descartes did not change to dry clothes.
• d) Kristina wanted to discuss philosophy in the ice-cold library at five in the morning.

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• a) Kant lived a very orderly life. According to some, people used to check their watches according to his daily walks.
• b) Kant ate pea soup on Thursdays. The custom spread to most of Western Europe before the start of the 20th century because people believed the secret to his genius lay in pea soup.
• c) While writing, Kant sometimes became obsessed and wrote with his left hand, mirroring the text he had written with his right hand.
• d) Kant was emotionally dependent on his older sister. He could not do creative work or perform unless his sister was with him.

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