René Descartes lived from 1596-1650 and is known as the "Father of Modern Philosophy". He was a famous French Mathematician, Physicist, and Philosopher. The Cartesian coordinate system is named after him, which is extremely important to analytic geometry which led to the discovery of Calculus. He is also well known for his famous statement: "Cogito ergo sum". Which translates to mean, "I think, therefore I am.". His work titled "Meditations on First Philosophy" is still commonly used in Universities today.
Here is a comical vlog about Descartes I found on Youtube:
4 years ago
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