{"id":33909,"date":"2019-10-20T18:04:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-20T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/?p=33909"},"modified":"2019-10-20T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-20T16:04:59","slug":"top-interesting-facts-about-descartes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/top-interesting-facts-about-descartes\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Interesting Facts about Descartes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top Interesting Facts about Descartes<\/h2><div id=\"disco-2828215472\" class=\"disco-social-pug-2019 disco-entity-placement\"><p><div  class=\"dpsp-shortcode-wrapper dpsp-shape-rounded dpsp-size-medium dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-6\"><ul class=\"dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-column-auto \" style=\"padding:0;margin:0;list-style-type:none\">\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-facebook\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-interesting-facts-about-descartes%2F&#038;t=Top%20Interesting%20Facts%20about%20Descartes\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-facebook dpsp-first dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 18 32\"><path d=\"M17.12 0.224v4.704h-2.784q-1.536 0-2.080 0.64t-0.544 1.92v3.392h5.248l-0.704 5.28h-4.544v13.568h-5.472v-13.568h-4.544v-5.28h4.544v-3.904q0-3.328 1.856-5.152t4.96-1.824q2.624 0 4.064 0.224z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Share<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=\"dpsp-network-list-item dpsp-network-list-item-pinterest\" style=\"float:left\">\n\t<button rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.discoverwalks.com%2Fblog%2Ftop-interesting-facts-about-descartes%2F&#038;media=&#038;description=Top%20Interesting%20Facts%20about%20Descartes\" class=\"dpsp-network-btn dpsp-pinterest dpsp-last dpsp-has-label\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Save to Pinterest\" title=\"Save to Pinterest\" style=\"font-size:14px;padding:0rem;max-height:40px\" >\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon \">\n\t\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-icon-inner\" ><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 23 32\"><path d=\"M0 10.656q0-1.92 0.672-3.616t1.856-2.976 2.72-2.208 3.296-1.408 3.616-0.448q2.816 0 5.248 1.184t3.936 3.456 1.504 5.12q0 1.728-0.32 3.36t-1.088 3.168-1.792 2.656-2.56 1.856-3.392 0.672q-1.216 0-2.4-0.576t-1.728-1.568q-0.16 0.704-0.48 2.016t-0.448 1.696-0.352 1.28-0.48 1.248-0.544 1.12-0.832 1.408-1.12 1.536l-0.224 0.096-0.16-0.192q-0.288-2.816-0.288-3.36 0-1.632 0.384-3.68t1.184-5.152 0.928-3.616q-0.576-1.152-0.576-3.008 0-1.504 0.928-2.784t2.368-1.312q1.088 0 1.696 0.736t0.608 1.824q0 1.184-0.768 3.392t-0.8 3.36q0 1.12 0.8 1.856t1.952 0.736q0.992 0 1.824-0.448t1.408-1.216 0.992-1.696 0.672-1.952 0.352-1.984 0.128-1.792q0-3.072-1.952-4.8t-5.12-1.728q-3.552 0-5.952 2.304t-2.4 5.856q0 0.8 0.224 1.536t0.48 1.152 0.48 0.832 0.224 0.544q0 0.48-0.256 1.28t-0.672 0.8q-0.032 0-0.288-0.032-0.928-0.288-1.632-0.992t-1.088-1.696-0.576-1.92-0.192-1.92z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"dpsp-network-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rene Descartes was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/paris\/biggest-and-best-lessons-learnt-from-6-french-philosophers\/\">French philosopher<\/a>, mathematician and scientist. He\u00a0is usually known as the \u201cFather of Modern Philosophy&#8221; and was the first prominent figure in the philosophical movement known as <em>rationalism<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Rationalism is defined as &#8220;a method of understanding the world based on the use of reason as the means to attain knowledge.&#8221; This concept was one of the main intellectual movements of the Enlightenment period which occurred in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is a very important historical period which ultimately led to the revolutionary concepts of the the Western world.<\/p>\n<p>As opposed to John Locke&#8217;s empiricism, which claims that knowledge derives from experience, rationalism is the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience.<\/p>\n<p>Most people know\u00a0Descartes&#8217;s most famous quote, &#8220;I think, therefore I am&#8221;, \u00a0meaning that\u00a0\u00a0philosophical proof of existence is based on being able to form thought. <strong>Here are some interesting facts about the famous mathematician and philosopher<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33927\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/cog-816x459.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Besides being one of the leading philosophers, he also played a key role in the development of mathematics by being a pioneer of <i>analytic geometry, <\/i>combining algebra to solve geometric problems.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Descartes was born in minor French nobility. His mother died soon after giving birth to him, his father remarried and he was raised by his maternal grandmother.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Nobody actually called him <em>Rene<\/em>. Descartes went by a nickname, and he introduced himself as \u201cPoitevin&#8221;. He also signed letters as \u201cdu Perron.\u201d He even sometimes called himself Lord of Perron&#8221; because he had inherited a farm from his mother\u2019s family in Poitou, in western France.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">There is a theory that Descartes was a Jesuit spy.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">His religious views are still debated, as he claimed to have been a Catholic but was accused of actually having atheist beliefs.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">His father wanted him to be a Lawyer.\u00a0He studied law at the University of Poitiers \u00a0earning a law degree in 1616, though he never ended up the practicing. Instead, at 22 years old, Descartes enlisted in the Dutch States Army instead, where he would study military engineering and later became fascinated with the study of math and physics.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Descartes changed career paths based on a series of prophetic dreams.\u00a0On the night of<i> November 10, 1619<\/i>, Rene Descartes was stationed in <i>Germany<\/i>. To keep warm, he shut himself in a room with a hot oven. It was then when he had three dreams, which according to him, allowed him to discover his life&#8217;s purpose. It is said that he\u00a0took from them the message that he should set out to reform all knowledge.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">In his famous work <em>Discourses on the Method<\/em>, he came up with one of his most popular sayings,&#8221;I think, therefore I am&#8221;. To put it in more simply, if some one is skeptical of\u00a0 existence, the very fact that they thought about it, is proof of their existence.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">His philosophy on rationalism was opposed by the empiricist school of thought, founded by major philosophers Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Who says you have to wake up early to be successful? Descartes regularly slept until noon, and usually got 12 hours of sleep a night. He stated that sleep was nourishment for the brain and often did work from his bed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_33925\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33925\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33925\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullblastdoor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullblastdoor.jpg 924w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullblastdoor-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullblastdoor-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/fullblastdoor-816x456.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Lostpedia<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Descartes philosophy has actually influenced some of Hollywood&#8217;s most creative and celebrated television, with subtle references in highly philosophical shows such as <em>Lost,<\/em>\u00a0<em>Westworld, <\/em>and<em> The Good Place<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">He had a daughter named Francine with a servant woman in 1635, but she died in 1640.<\/li>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Animal rights activists most likely don&#8217;t love Descartes. He claimed that\u00a0animals cannot reason and do not feel pain. Descartes stated that humans are conscious, have minds and souls, can learn and have language and therefore only humans are deserving of compassion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_33923\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33923\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/crane-cro-magnon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/crane-cro-magnon.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.discoverwalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/crane-cro-magnon-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-33923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Musee de l&#8217;homme<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-pw-in-article=\"true\">Descartes&#8217;s skeleton has been moved several times. His head now rests in in a collection at the Mus\u00e9e de l\u2019Homme in Â鶹APP.<\/li>\n<li>There is a theory that Descartes was actually assassinated.\u00a0He died on February 11th in Stockholm\u00a0at\u00a0age 53\u00a0\u00a0from\u00a0pneumonia. However, German scholar Theodor Ebert believes that Descartes&#8217;s death was not due to natural causes but that he\u00a0was poisoned by a Catholic priest due to his radical ideas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-pw-in-article=\"true\">\n<div id=\"disco-2727380268\" class=\"disco-amazon-box-2024 disco-entity-placement\"><div style=\"width: 100%; border: 2px solid lightgray; padding: 3% 6% 3% 3%; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Planning a trip to Â鶹APP ? 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