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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 of modern philosophy, particularly due to his transformation of methodology by introducing a systematic, method-based approach to pursuing knowledge.
science · French polymath (1596–1650) · philosopher · mathematician · musicologist · physicist · astronomer · music theorist · correspondent · mechanical automaton engineer · military personnel · writer · also René Descartes, Descartes
Born 31 March 1596 · Died 11 February 1650 · Q9191
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“I know God before I know myself.”
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Studied at Utrecht University.
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Studied at collège Henri-IV de La Flèche.
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Studied at Prytanée National Militaire.
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Studied at Leiden University.
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Career landmark: professor.
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And published for the first time in 1896
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Died 1650-02-11.
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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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“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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“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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“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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“Bardzo powinny być nam podejrzane sądy przyjaciół, kiedy padają na naszą korzyść.”
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“... o pouco que aprendi até agora é quase nada, comparado ao que ignoro.”
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“Cada problema que resolvi tornou-se uma regra que, depois, serviu para resolver outros problemas.”
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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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“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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“De omnibus dubitandum est. (łac.)”
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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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“Rules for the Direction of the Mind: X.379”
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Born 1596-03-31.
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