Knowledge: descartes, rené

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René Descartes' Life and Works 
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works/

Provides a detailed look at his life and writings.

René Descartes 
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/descartes.html

An eighth-grader introduces the man who said, "I think; therefore, I am."

René Descartes 
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Descartes.html

Biography from the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.

Encarta: Descartes, René 
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555262/Descartes_Ren%C3%A9.html

Encyclopedia articles summarizes his influence on math, philosophy, and science.

Catholic Encyclopedia: René Descartes 
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04744b.htm

Biographical article from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Descartes, René 
http://www.iep.utm.edu/d/descarte.htm

Biography of the early modern philosopher who rejected religious authority in the quest for scientific and philosophical knowledge.

Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) 
http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/Descartes/RouseBall/RB_Descartes.html

Excerpt from "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics" by W. W. Rouse Ball.

Wikipedia - René Descartes 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Descartes

Encyclopedia article about the influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer.

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