René Descartes

A foundational 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician, widely known for his method of systematic doubt and contributions to epistemology.

theorist

1596 - 1650

Publications

1897	"Oeuvres de Descartes"
1960	"Discourse on Method and Meditations"
1965	"Discourse on method, Optics, Geometry, and Meteorology"
1985	"The Philosophical Writings of Descartes"
1988	"Descartes: Selected Philosophical Writings"

From shadows to simulations, how do we know what's real?

Does God define good, or merely enforce it?

Can "know" something, if you believe for the wrong reason?