Author:René Descartes
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| ←Author Index: De | René Descartes (1596–1650) |
| dubbed "the Founder of Modern Philosophy" and "the Father of Modern Mathematics" |
Works[edit]
- Rules for the Direction of the Mind (1628)
- Discourse on the Method (1637)
- La Géométrie (1637)
- Optics (1637)
- Meditations on First Philosophy (1641)
- Objections and Replies (1642)
- Principles of Philosophy (1644)
- Comments on a Certain Broadsheet (1647)
- Passions of the Soul (1649)
- Method, Meditations and Philosophy of Descartes (1901) external link
Works on Descartes[edit]
- The influence of Descartes on metaphysical speculation in England by William Cunningham (1876) external link
- The Principles of Descartes' Philosophy by Benedictus de Spinoza (1905) external link
- Descartes His Life And Times by Elizabeth S. Haldane (1905) external link
- French and English Philosophers: Descartes, Rousseau, Voltaire, Hobbes (1910) external link
- "Descartes, René," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "René Descartes," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913)
- "Sketch of Rene Descartes" in Popular Science Monthly, 37 (October 1890)
- Descartes by John Pentland Mahaffy (1880)
- "Descartes to Newton" in A History of Mathematics by Florian Cajori (1893)
On his works[edit]
- "Second Book: The Great Systems" from A Brief History of Modern Philosophy by Harald Høffding (1912)
Works by this author published before January 1, 1925 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
