René Descartes
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650), a central figure in the Scientific Revolution and modern Western philosophy; known for 'Cogito, ergo sum', the Cartesian coordinate system, and foundational work in analytic geometry.
Books
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1. The Selections From The Principles Of Philosophy
A concise, systematic presentation of foundational metaphysics and natural philosophy that argues knowledge must rest on clear and distinct first principles; it develops proofs for the existence and benevolent role of God as guarantor of truth, posits a strict distinction between immaterial thinking substance and extended material substance, and treats physical phenomena mechanistically—defining matter as extension in space, denying the vacuum, and explaining motion and natural laws in geometric and causal terms.
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2. Aklın Yönetimi İçin Kurallar
Eserde, doğruya ulaşmak için zihni yönlendirecek pratik kurallar önerilir: kesinlik ve berraklık ilkelerine bağlı kalmak, karmaşık sorunları basit parçalara ayırmak, bilgiyi basitten karmaşığa doğru düzenli olarak inşa etmek, sezgi ve mantıksal çıkarımı birlikte kullanmak ve matematiksel yöntem ile dikkatli denetim aracılığıyla yanılgılardan kaçınmaktır.