René Descartes
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
René Descartes (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650) was a French philosopher, scientist, and writer. he has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. He was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "René Descartes" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
