René Descartes

Thinkers1596 to 1650Philosopher and mathematician

Works

In Thinking Tools

Known for

A French philosopher and mathematician who set out four rules of method: accept as true only what is clearly and distinctly known, divide each difficulty into as many parts as needed, order thoughts from the simplest objects to the most complex, and make enumerations so complete that nothing is left out.

Tools that draw on René Descartes (1)

Back to the thinkers