Rene Descartes was a French philosopher who is widely regarded as the 'founder' of the modern age of philosophy because he challenged and questioned all of the traditional systems of thinking, most of which were founded upon Aristotle’s ideas. Rene Descartes' treated philosophy as an integral part of other fields like mathematics and science. Read Article: Rene Descartes Biography & Profile
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher who is widely regarded as the 'founder' of the modern age of philosophy because he challenged and questioned all of the traditional systems of thinking, most of which were founded upon Aristotle’s ideas. Rene Descartes' treated philosophy as an integral part of other fields like mathematics and science. Read Article: Rene Descartes Biography & ProfileExplore Agnosticism / Atheism
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As a musician and former Music/Philosophy Major [back in the dark ages...OK...late 1950s-'60s]…I ‘improvised’ my own take-off variation on good ole Descarte’s famous line…
Cogito Ergo Sum. “I think, therefore I am.”
‘Chuckart’s':
Stinko Ergo Jamo. “I stink, therefore I JAM!” [Like,..., hey man [or dude/dudette]…like…It’s a ‘Jazz-osophy’ version?]
[I took Latin SO long ago, I obviously just made up the Latin part...'D'oh!...sorry!]
I regularly enjoy your Site,…and appreciate, very much, your attention to so many wide-ranging details.
The old: “…tough job, but somebody ‘has’ to do it?”
In my opinion, Austin, you do it extremely well!
Many thanks!
Descartes was a Roman Catholic. It seems like you should mention this, especially here in the Atheism section.