Rene Descartes
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Rene Descartes (31 March 1596 - 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and
writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy",
and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which continue to be studied closely to this day.
In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments.
Descartes'influence in mathematics is also apparent; the Cartesian coordinate system - allowing geometric shapes
to be expressed in algebraic equations - was named after him. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry.
Descartes was also one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution. ... Read more>>
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| Film.... | Mark Steel Lectures - Rene Descartes This looks at the life and times of Rene Descartes who was a French philosopher and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. www.infocobuild.com/books-and-films/social-science/MarkSteel/lecture-rene-descartes.html |
| Film | Discourse on the method of rightly conducting the reason, and seeking truth in the sciences Bernard Williams of Kings College examines Decartes' theory of knowledge and his use of skeptical inquiry to affirm reality, including the existence of God. documentaries-plus.blogspot.com/2011/08/bernard-williams-on-descartes.html |
| Book.. | The geometry of Rene Descartes Author: Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650); David Eugene Smith; Marcia L. Latham. Subject: Geometry. Language: English; French; Latin. ... www.archive.org/details/geometryofrene00desc |
| Book | Discourse on the method of rightly conducting the reason, and seeking truth in the sciences Author: Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650); John Veitch. Subject: Modern Philosophy; Science -- Methodology. Language: English. ... www.archive.org/details/discourseonmetho00descrich |
| Book | The Meditations, and selections from the Principles of Rene Descartes (1596-1650) Author: Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650). with a preface, copies of original title pages, a bibliography, and an essay on Descartes' philosophy by L. Levy-Bruhl. ... www.archive.org/details/117693832 |