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René Descartes

By Jason Porterfield

Book information

Publisher
Rosen Publishing Group
Year
2017
ISBN
9781508175490, 9781508175483
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
14 MB (14862297 bytes)
Series
Leaders of the Scientific Revolution Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
114\0
Time added
2023-08-20 09:02:03

Description

During the fifteenth century, the Scientific Revolution signaled a major shift in the way people viewed the natural world. Today, René Descartes is perhaps best known as the father of modern Western philosophy, but he also played an important role in the development of a rational approach toward scientific questions. He was a gifted mathematician and his examinations of the natural world led him to develop theories about light, the formation of the universe, and how the human mind works. This biography shows how Descartes's rational method inspired his own discoveries and continues to resonate today.

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