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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)

Descartes in Art:

Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666)
René Descartes
1647–1648
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

 

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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