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Since Socrates and Plato first speculated on the nature of the human mind, serious thinkers through the ages - from Aristotle to Descartes, from Aeschylus to Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman - have thought it wise to understand oneself and one's behavior.
Eric Kandel

Meaning of "Descartes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DESCARTES

Descartes  [ˈdeɪˌkɑːt] play
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Descartes is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DESCARTES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Descartes

René Descartes

René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician and writer who spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the father of modern philosophy, and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. In particular, his Meditations on First Philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments. Descartes' influence in mathematics is equally apparent; the Cartesian coordinate system — allowing reference to a point in space as a set of numbers, and allowing algebraic equations to be expressed as geometric shapes in a two-dimensional coordinate system — was named after him. He is credited as the father of analytical geometry, the bridge between algebra and geometry, crucial to the discovery of infinitesimal calculus and analysis. Descartes was also one of the key figures in the scientific revolution and has been described as an example of genius. He refused to accept the authority of previous philosophers and also refused to accept the obviousness of his own senses. Descartes frequently sets his views apart from those of his predecessors.

Definition of Descartes in the English dictionary

The definition of Descartes in the dictionary is René. 1596–1650, French philosopher and mathematician. He provided a mechanistic basis for the philosophical theory of dualism and is regarded as the founder of modern philosophy. He also founded analytical geometry and contributed greatly to the science of optics. His works include Discours de la méthode, Meditationes de Prima Philosophia, and Principia Philosophiae.

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डेसकार्टेस
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ديكارت
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Descartes
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Decartes
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Cartesio
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Descartes

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3 QUOTES WITH «DESCARTES»

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James Mark Baldwin
In the first place, Descartes stands for the most explicit and uncompromising dualism between mind and matter.
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Paul Engle
For my Oxford degree, I had to translate French and German philosophy (as it turned out, Descartes and Kant) at sight without a dictionary. That meant Germany for my first summer vacation, to learn the thorny language on my own.
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Eric Kandel
Since Socrates and Plato first speculated on the nature of the human mind, serious thinkers through the ages - from Aristotle to Descartes, from Aeschylus to Strindberg and Ingmar Bergman - have thought it wise to understand oneself and one's behavior.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DESCARTES»

Discover the use of Descartes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Descartes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
In this wondrously engaging book, Damasio takes the reader on a journey of scientific discovery through a series of case studies, demonstrating what many of us have long suspected: emotions are not a luxury, they are essential to rational ...
Anthony Damasio, 2005
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Descartes
Brings together some of the most influential, stimulating essays on Descartes' philosophy to have appeared in recent years.
John Cottingham, 1998
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Descartes: His Life and Thought
The Descartes she depicts is by turns generous and unforgiving, arrogant and open-minded, loyal in his friendships but eager for the isolation his work required.
Geneviève Rodis-Lewis, 1999
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The Cambridge Companion to Descartes
Leading scholars present the full range of Descartes' philosophical achievement in the context of his life and the development of his thought.
John Cottingham, 1992
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Descartes' Baby: How the Science of Child Development ...
How our dualist perspective, developed throughout our lives, profoundly influences our thoughts, feelings, and actions is the subject of this richly rewarding book.
Paul Bloom, 2009
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Descartes
Descartes' lers would have been exposed to that from their first day in class. 1dering where an unusual idea came from? Concern about author| would have been common currency at school. Granted, the coordinin Meditation Three are more ...
Andre Gombay, 2008
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Descartes: An Analytic and Historical Introduction
The volume provides a thorough discussion of several basic issues of epistemology and metaphysics elicited from the main themes and arguments of the Meditations. It also delves into the work's historical background and critical reception.
Georges Dicker, 2013
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The Passions of the Soul
Contents include a translator's introduction, introduction by Genevieve Rodis-Lewis, bibliography, index, index locorum, and The Passions of the Soul -- PART I: About the Passions in General, and Incidentally about the Entire Nature of Man, ...
René Descartes, 1989
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The Philosophical Writings of Descartes: Volume 3, The ...
Contains 207 of Descartes' letters, including many translated here for the first time.
René Descartes, John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, 1991
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Descartes and the Enlightenment
Peter Schouls examines the role played by the concepts of freedom, mastery, and progress in Descartes' writings, arguing that these ideas express a vital and fundamental feature of Descartes' thought.
Peter A. Schouls, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DESCARTES»

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Momentum Stock in Focus - The Descartes Systems Group Inc …
According to Zacks, The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (NASDAQ:DSGX) has been given a high momentum style score. The score calculation ... «Enterprise Leader, Jul 15»
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RCA Viktor: His master's voice in Canada – From the medium to the …
Like Descartes, or Coca Cola, they wanted to give us the real thing. The followers of Communism, Lenin and Stalin, took Russia out of the ... «Hungarian Free Press, Jul 15»
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DEINOVE reaches the third milestone of the DEINOL program and …
... Philippe Pouletty, General Partner of TRUFFLE CAPITAL, and Pr. Miroslav Radman, of the Faculty of Medicine of Paris Descartes University. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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The company has laid 250 miles of fibre across 20 separate seabed crossing in Scotland, with the 14,000 tonne ship Rene Descartes burying ... «TechWeekEurope UK, Jul 15»
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A nonsense variant in HERC1 is associated with intellectual …
... INSERM UMR 1163, Paris Descartes – Sorbonne Paris Cité University, Imagine Institute, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, 24 boulevard du ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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A brief guide to … Andrea Pirlo, the ultimate hipster footballer
A free-kick specialist. A stroller rather than a striver. And there's the beard, the retro duds, the love of wine, the Descartes-referencing book . «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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George Soros: The Power of Expectations
Descartes used to consider Philosophy as a tree, whose roots and trunk were respectively Metaphysics and Physics, and whose branches were made up of ... «The Market Mogul, Jul 15»
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Amazon Prime Instant Video TV shows and movies: What's new for …
While Descartes may have summarized it the most eloquently in his five-word declaration "I think therefore I am," it wasn't until director Ridley ... «TechRadar, Jul 15»
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TSX Ends Higher On Global Cues -- Canadian Commentary
TO) dipped 0.03 percent, and Descartes Systems Group Inc. (DSG.TO) moved up 0.65 percent. The Capped Telecommunication Index moved ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
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Humans are nowhere near as special as we like to think
... us and other animals. As the philosopher Rene Descartes wrote in the late 1600s: "animals are mere machines but man stands alone". «BBC News, Jul 15»

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