It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.Rene Descartes
“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.”
“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.”
— RENE DESCARTES
Philosopher and mathematician · 1596 – 1650
Rene Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician regarded as the father of modern Western philosophy. His statement 'I think, therefore I am' and his Discourse on Method laid groundwork for rationalism, and he also created analytic geometry.
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