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René Descartes

1596–1650

7 standalone books

Rene Descartes, also known as Renatus Cartesius, was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. Dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy,' he wrote Meditations on First Philosophy and is credited as the father of analytical geometry through the Cartesian coordinate system.

Born
1596

Books by René Descartes

  1. Cover of Passions of the Soul

    Passions of the Soul

    1649

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  2. Cover of Meditations Metaphysiques

    Meditations Metaphysiques

    1641

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  3. Cover of La Géométrie

    La Géométrie

    1638

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  4. Cover of Discourse on the Method

    Discourse on the Method

    1637

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  5. Cover of Principles of philosophy

    Principles of philosophy

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  6. Cover of Rēgulae ad dīrectiōnem ingeniī

    Rēgulae ad dīrectiōnem ingeniī

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  7. Cover of Meditations on First Philosophy

    Meditations on First Philosophy

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