René Descartes, often called the father of modern philosophy, profoundly impacted the way we approach truth and knowledge. One of his most thought-provoking statements is: "If you would be a real ...

Star Trek delivered a mind-bending episode about identity and reality, secretly inspired by one of history’s most influential thinkers.

Thinking man: Rene Descartes may have got some scientific details wrong, but he revolutionized the approach to thinking scientifically. (Courtesy: Science Photo Library) In the Wallace Collection in ...

Rene Descartes (1596–1650) is the author of perhaps the most famous philosophical quote of all, cogito ergo sum, usually rendered as I think, therefore I am. There is however more to this quote, and ...

Scientist, mathematician, traveler, soldier, and spy, Rene Descartes was one of the founders of the modern world. His life coincided with an extraordinary time in history: the first half of the ...

1637: Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences, the source of the famous quote, "I think, therefore I am." He outlines his rules ...

Philosopher Rene Descartes championed questioning everything. One of his work includes the book Meditations on First Philosophy. He believed that if something deceives us once, it warrants caution.

The shadow of René Descartes lurks behind almost every literary tradition. Throughout Europe the response to his philosophy was seminal. Thinkers sought to escape from scepticism and the separation ...