Rene Descartes (1596–1650) is the author of perhaps the most famous philosophical quote of all, cogito ergo sum, usually rendered as I think, therefore I am. There is however more to this quote, and ...

In 1644, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes formulated several “laws of nature,” which helped lay the groundwork for classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.

A familiar fable about René Descartes, writes Matthew L. Jones, an assistant professor of history at Columbia University, has it that, around 1640, the philosopher revolutionized the concept of ...

René Descartes (1596-1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius, was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and ...

Alright, let’s see a show of hands — don’t worry, we can’t tell. How many of you have taken a course in analytical geometry in high school or college? I thought so, very few have taken such a course.

There are few chefs that come close to Adrià‘s high intellect; in fact, his tweets alone compete with mankind’s greatest thinkers, including French philosopher, mathematician and, writer René ...

Quote of the day by René Descartes: René Descartes, a foundational philosopher, championed doubt as essential for genuine understanding. His ideas encourage questioning assumptions and beliefs, ...

Rene Descartes, one of the most influential philosophers ever, thought the mind was like an open book that could be read by the light of reason. So there was nothing that we could not access or ...