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René Descartes, 1596-1650. A French thinker who wrote primarily in Latin, he is often considered the founder of modern philosophy. His contributions to science (namely physics and optics) and the theory of scientific method were substantial.

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Medieval Elements in Descartes Part of lecture notes to a course on Later Medieval Philosophy by John Kilcullen at Macquarie University. www.humanities.mq.edu.au/Ockham/z3611.html

Descartes' Epistemology Article by Lex Newman from the Stanford Encyclopedia. plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-epistemology

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Rene Descartes Entry on Descartes from the Encyclopedia. Includes an assessment of his philosophy. www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/descarte.htm

Epistemology and Descartes Class notes by Stephen Daniel, Texas A&M University. www-phil.tamu.edu/~sdaniel/Notes/96class15.html

Philosophy Pages: Descartes A brief discussion of the life and works of Rene Descartes, with links to electronic texts and additional information by Garth Kemerling. www.philosophypages.com/ph/desc.htm

The Philosophy of René Descartes An overview of the significance of Descartes' philosophy. radicalacademy.com/phildescartes1.htm

Descartes' Modal Metaphysics Interpretations of René Descartes' ontology of necessities and possibilities; from the Stanford Encyclopedia by David Cunning. plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-modal

Descartes' Ontological Argument Discussion of René Descartes ontological proof of the existence of God; by Lawrence Nolan. plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-ontological

René Descartes Full English texts of Descartes' key works, the Meditations and Discourse on Method. Also includes frequently asked questions, background information, links. www.renedescartes.com

PhilosophyClassics.com: René Descartes A biographical essay, some links and resources, and a sectionalized etext of his Discourse on the Method. www.philosophyclassics.com/philosophers/Descartes

René Descartes Biography and links concerning the French philosopher who coined the sentence "I think, therefor I am". www.egs.edu/resources/descartes.html

The Scientific Methods of René Descartes and Francis Bacon Descartes' rationalism and Bacon's empiricism had to be combined to produce the modern scientific method. www.thingsrevealed.net/dscrtbacn.htm

René Descartes A brief and useful overview of Descartes' life and thinking on Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%E9_Descartes

Descartes, René (1596–1650) Biography, method, philosophy and heritage. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. www.rep.routledge.com/article/DA026