René Descartes
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René Descartes. (1596 - 1650). French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist.
Key Ideas
- Cartesian coordinate system.
- Analytical geometry.
- Scientific revolution.
- I think therefore I am.
- Rationalism.
Books
- Meditations on First Philosophy (1641).
- Discourse on the Method (1637; written in French and Latin).
- Principles of Philosophy (1644; written in Latin).
