René Descartes (1596–1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, and writer and is considered to be the father of modern philosophy and the founder of analytical geometry. He constructed a system of knowledge that discards perception as unreliable and instead relies on deduction as a method to ensure that our knowledge rests upon a firm foundation. He retained a deep religious faith as a Catholic to his dying day, along with a resolute desire to discover the truth. In 1663, the Pope placed his works on the Index of Prohibited Books.
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René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his 'Meditations on First Philosophy' can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what i... SEE MORE