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René Descartes
René Descartes was a French polymath, active across philosophy, including metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of science; theology; mathematics, in which he connected the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra into analytic geometry; science, including physics, optics, mechanics, cosmology, and meteorology; physiology; and medicine. He has been credited as the father…
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Born 31 March 1596 · Died 11 February 1650 · Q9191
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2026· 5 entries
“Russell Shorto speculates that the experience of fatherhood and losing a child formed a turning point in Descartes”
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Yahoo: Quote of the Day: Philosopher René Descartes on Why Brilliance Requires Action
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2024· 1 entry
Geo: 6 choses à savoir sur René Descartes
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2022· 1 entry
Linternaute.com: René Descartes : biographie de l'auteur de Discours de la méthode
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2012· 1 entry
la Nouvelle République: A Ingrandes, le pré natal de René Descartes
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2010· 1 entry
The Guardian: Stolen René Descartes letter discovered at US college
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2009· 1 entry
“I know God before I know myself.”
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2008· 1 entry
“Sources: Correspondence with Mersenne note for line 7 (1640), page 36, Die Wiener Zeit page 532 (2008); StackExchange Math Q/A Where did Descartes write...”
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2005· 1 entry
“Letter to Pierre Chanut (Nov. 1, 1646) as quoted by Amir Aczel, Descartes' Secret Notebook (2005) citing René Descartes: Correspondance avec Elizabeth et autres lettres (1989) ed., Jean-Marie and M. Beysaade, pp. 245-246.”
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2003· 1 entry
“Letter to Marin Mersenne (end of Feb., 1634) as quoted by Amir Aczel, Pendulum: Leon Foucault and the Triumph of Science (2003)”
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2002· 1 entry
The New Yorker: Cogito, Ergo Sum: The Life of René Descartes
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2001· 1 entry
“Como citado in: 3001 pensamentos - Página 16, Gerardo Cabadam Edicoes Loyola, 2001, ISBN 8515023075, 9788515023073, 288 páginas”
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1997· 1 entry
“Rules for the Direction of the Mind in Key Philosophical Writings (1997), pp. 29-30”
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1994· 1 entry
“23 novembre 1646; citato in Ditadi 1994.”
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1973· 1 entry
“DESCARTES, RENÉ. Cartas. São Paulo: Abril cultural, 1973.p. 319. [Coleção Os Pensadores)”
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1968· 1 entry
“Como citado in: Tesouro de pensamentos - Página 108, I. Costa Cotrim - Edições de Ouro, 1968 - 255 páginas”
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1925· 1 entry
“Letter to Marin Mersenne (1637) as quoted by D. E. Smith & M. L. Latham Tr. The Geometry of René Descartes (1925)”
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1895· 1 entry
And published for the first time in 1896
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1893· 1 entry
“Letter to Marin Mersenne (July 27, 1638) as quoted by Florian Cajori, A History of Mathematics (1893) letter dated in The Philosophical Writings of Descartes Vol. 3, The Correspondence (1991) ed. John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, Dugald Murdoch”
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1846· 1 entry
“René Descartes citado em "Essai sur l'histoire de la philosophie en France", Volume 1 de Essai sur l'histoire de la philosophie en France: au XVIIe siècle - página 212, Philibert Damiron, Editora L. Hachette et cie, 1846”
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1835· 1 entry
“Oeuvres philosophiques: Volume 1 - Página 4, René Descartes - 1835”
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1824· 2 entries
“Oeuvres complètes - Volume 7 - Página 121, René Descartes, Victor Cousin - 1824”
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“Les Principes de la Philosophie" in: "Oeuvres de Descartes", Volume 3 - Página 11, René Descartes, Victor Cousin - Levrault, 1824”
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1650· 20 entries
Died 1650-02-11.
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“C'est proprement avoir les yeux fermés , sans tâcher jamais de les ouvrir , que de vivre sans philosopher”
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“Rules for the Direction of the Mind: X.379”
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“Todavia pode ocorrer que eu me engane, e talvez não passe de um pouco de cobre e vidro o que tomo por ouro e diamantes.”
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“... os que andam muito lentamente podem avançar muito mais se seguirem sempre o caminho reto, ao contrário dos que correm e dele se afastam.”
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“Bardzo powinny być nam podejrzane sądy przyjaciół, kiedy padają na naszą korzyść.”
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“C'è una grande differenza tra mente e corpo.”
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“Cada problema que resolvi tornou-se uma regra que, depois, serviu para resolver outros problemas.”
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“Se quiser buscar realmente a verdade, é preciso que pelo menos um vez em sua vida você duvide, ao máximo que puder, de todas as coisas.”
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“Le bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partagée : car chacun pense en être si bien pourvu, que ceux même qui sont les plus difficiles à contenter en toute autre chose, n'ont point coutume d'en désirer plus qu'ils en ont.”
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“De omnibus dubitandum est. (łac.)”
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“... o pouco que aprendi até agora é quase nada, comparado ao que ignoro.”
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“Mnogość praw dostarcza często usprawiedliwienia występkom: państwo o wiele lepiej urządzone jest wówczas, gdy ma ich bardzo niewiele, ale w zamian bardzo ściśle przestrzeganych.”
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“More closely translated as: but in my opinion, all things in nature occur mathematically.”
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“A menudo vale más un falso gozo que una tristeza cuya causa sea verdadera.”
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“Zdrowy rozum jest to rzecz ze wszystkich na świecie najlepiej podzielona, każdy bowiem sądzi, iż jest w nią tak dobrze zaopatrzony, iż nawet ci, których we wszystkim innym najtrudniej jest zadowolić, nie zwykli pragnąć go więcej, niźli posiadają.”
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“Viver sem filosofar é o que se chama ter os olhos fechados sem nunca os haver tentado abrir.”
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“... quando se emprega tempo demais em viajar, acaba-se por virar um estrangeiro no próprio país; e, quando se é muito curioso por coisas que se praticavam nos séculos passados, fica-se geralmente muito ignorante das que se praticam neste.”
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“Apenas hay algo dicho por uno cuyo opuesto no sea afirmado por otro.”
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“Che cos'è che io sono? Sono una cosa pensante.”
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1596· 1 entry
Born 1596-03-31.
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