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| René Descartes |
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| 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes’ methodology was a major influence in the transition from medieval science and philosophy to the modern era.—continue at Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2002 Columbia University Press. (See also: Introductory Note from the Harvard Classics.) |
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Pronunciation:  d -kärt´ from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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- Discourse on Method
The work that would sweep away accepted truths to create the foundation of modern thought. From the Harvard Classics, Vol. XXXIV, Part 1.
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- Descartes, René, 16121 to 16127
Entries from the Columbia World of Quotations.
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