René Descartes

René Descartes (IPA: {{IPA |d?-'kärt}}, March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Cartesius, was a French philosopher, mathematician and part-time mercenary. He is noted equally for his groundbreaking work in philosophy and mathematics. As the inventor of the Cartesian coordinate system, he formulated the basis of modern geometry (analytic geometry), which in turn influenced the development of modern calculus.

External links

• {{fr}} French Audio Book (mp3) : excerpt about animals/machines from Discourse On the Method
• Discourse On the Method – at Project Gutenberg
• Selections from the Principles of Philosophy – at Project Gutenberg
• Detailed biography of Descartes
• CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rene Descartes
• READABLE versions of Descartes's Meditations and Discourse on the Method.
• Conscientia in Descartes
• descartes, an open source function plotter named after the inventor of Cartesian coordinates
• Biography, Bibliography, Analysis (in French)
• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:
• Descartes' Epistemology
• Descartes' Ethics
• Descartes' Life and Works
• Descartes' Modal Metaphysics
• Descartes' Ontological Argument
• Descartes and the Pineal Gland