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René

René. Descartes. “I think; therefore I am .” -Descartes. Slightly Unimportant Facts. Was born in 1596 in La Haye , France Had a degree in Law Worked in the military Was a mathematician Worked all over France and surrounding countries Died in 1650 in Sweden.

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René

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  1. René Descartes “I think; therefore I am.” -Descartes

  2. Slightly Unimportant Facts • Was born in 1596 in La Haye, France • Had a degree in Law • Worked in the military • Was a mathematician • Worked all over France and surrounding countries • Died in 1650 in Sweden

  3. Epistemology and what you should know about it! • Descartes wanted tolink all sciences to amaster science • Knowledge is limited • Language is deceiving • Mathis always thesame • Didn’t want one personto dictate what is taught

  4. Does Ontology Exist? • Said there are discrepancies between physical and supernatural world • Only believed what can be seen • But wanted to prove God • “I think, therefore I am” -Descartes • In order to be alive you must doubteverything.

  5. Are you there, God? It’s me, Descartes. • Christian philosopher

  6. Axiology is beautiful. • Thought math was beautiful • Liked when things could be explained and make perfect sense • Logic is perfect “Perfect numbers like perfect men are very rare.” -Descartes

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