Rene Descartes (1596–1650) is the author of perhaps the most famous philosophical quote of all, cogito ergo sum, usually rendered as I think, therefore I am. There is however more to this quote ...

René Descartes' statement "Doubt is the origin of wisdom" is a powerful testament to the value of questioning in the pursuit of knowledge. It has had a profound impact on various fields, ...

“Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – is probably the most famous line ever uttered by a philosopher, and likely the only Latin some Americans know. So today, on what would have been the ...

It casts René Descartes (1596–1650), who played a foundational role in both describing and using the scientific method, as a triumphant liberator. “No other great philosopher,” observes the venerable ...

French philosopher René Descartes' skull may have been filled with peas, in an old practice known as "skull blasting", according to one group of researchers. Descartes, of "I think, therefore I ...

French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher René Descartes died in 1650 while in Sweden. His body remained there until 1666, when it was brought to Paris to be buried.

Most folks know René Descartes as a philosopher, but he was also one of the best scientists of his day. The René Descartes Experiment | amomentofscience - Indiana Public Media Open Menu ...