René Descartes
aka Renatus Cartesius
1596 – 1650
René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist.
Works
| Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|
| La Recherche de la vérité par les lumières naturelles | author | 17th c. |
| Compendium Musicae | author | c. 1619 |
| Regulae ad Directionem Ingenii | author | c. 1628 |
| L'Homme | author | c. 1633 |
| Le Monde | author | c. 1633 |
| La Dioptrique | author | c. 1637 |
| La Géométrie | author | c. 1637 |
| Discours de la Methode | author | c. 1637 |
| Les Météores | author | c. 1637 |
| Meditationes de Prima Philosophia | author | c. 1640 |
| Objections and Replies | author | 1642 |
| Principia Philosophiae | author | c. 1644 |
| La Description du corps humain | author | 1648 |
| Notae in Programma quoddam | author | 1648 |
| Les Passions de l'Ame | author | 1649 |
Related Persons
| Relationship | Person |
|---|---|
| René Descartes is a friend of | Marin Mersenne |
| René Descartes is studied by | John Cottingham |
| René Descartes is studied by | Desmond M. Clarke |
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | René Descartes |
| Sort name | Descartes, Rene |
| Aliases | Renatus Cartesius |
| Disambiguation | |
| Gender | male |
| Date of birth | 1596-03-31 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | 1650-02-11 |
| Place of death |