who is rene discartes?

Answer 1

I think he won the National Spelling Bee...

Answer 2

It's not René "Discartes" but René Descartes. Is french (no one's perfect), he was mathematician, philosopher and physician. The big things he made it's the definition of the "Cartésiannisme", meaning the rationalisation of the definition of an hypothesis. When one of you friends defined everythings rational, 1 + 1 = 2, you can say his a "catresian spirit".

Answer 3

René Descartes (1596-1650)

Rene Descartes is specially remember for two things:
1.- The sentence: "I think therefore I exist", and
2.- Cartesian geometry

Descartes was a French mathematician and philosopher. His work had a great influence on both mathematicians and philosophers.
It was Descartes who formulated the axiom, Cogito ergo sum, "I think therefore I exist". Two most widely known of Descartes' philosophical ideas are those of a method of hyperbolic doubt, and the argument that, though he may doubt, he cannot doubt that he exists. He is consider "the father of modern philosophy" .
Descartes in his mathematic works has the theory of vortices and La géométrie, which includes his application of algebra to geometry from which we now have Cartesian geometry.

You could check his biography here:
http://www.egs.edu/resources/descartes.html

Answer 4

"Ren̩ Descartes (March 31, 1596 РFebruary 11, 1650), also known as Cartesius, was a noted French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the "Founder of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," he ranks as one of the most important and influential thinkers of modern times. For good or bad, much of subsequent western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. Descartes was one of the key thinkers of the Scientific Revolution in the Western World. He is also known for inventing the Cartesian coordinate system used in plane geometry and algebra."

Answer 5

René Descartes - French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. Sometimes called the Father of Modern Mathematics.

Also appears in a Monty Python song. It's a great song!

Answer 6

Rene Descartes was the Father of Modern Mathematics

Answer 7

René Descartes
1596 - 1650
René Descartes was a French philosopher whose work, La géométrie, includes his application of algebra to geometry from which we now have Cartesian geometry. His work had a great influence on both mathematicians and philosophers.

Answer 8

First off, it is René Descartes, not "discartes".

René Descartes was a famous French mathematician, scientist and philosopher.

Answer 9

Des·cartes (d³-kärt“), René. 1596-1650. French mathematician and philosopher. Considered the father of analytic geometry, he formulated the Cartesian system of coordinates. His philosophy is based on the rationalistic premise “I think, therefore I am".

Answer 10

Instead of posting this question here why don't you use the references on the web to get your answers. Or maybe some older technology. It's called a book and they are kept in a library. A library is a building that's used to warehouse books and you know what? It's free to use!

Answer 11

This guy w ho was born in 1596, and woke up every morning at 11 o'clock. Then, during the last few months of his life, (and this is why they were the last few months of his life, ) Queen Christina of (Switzerland? I can't remember...) woke him up at 5 am each morning and wanted to draw tangents in a cold, drafty library. He died of pneumonia in 1650.

Cogito, ergo sum. Why do I always forget that?