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René Descartes

(1596–1650)

Renatus Cartesius

Works:

• A Discourse of a Method for the Well Guiding of Reason and the Discovery of Truth in the Sciences (English)

• Betrachtungen über die Grundlagen der Philosophie (German)

• Discours de la méthode (French)

• Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One’s Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (English)

• La Géométrie (French)

• Meditationes de prima philosophia (Latin)

• Metodin esitys Mielenliikutuksien tutkistelu (Finnish)

• Selections from the Principles of Philosophy (English)

Born March 31 1596 Descartes (France)
Died February 11 1650 Stockholm (Sweden)
Cause of death Pneumonia
Occupation Mathematician Philosopher Physicist
Occupation Scientist Writer

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