: The Life of René Descartes Richard Watson David R. Godine Publisher , 2007 - 375 pages , 2007 - Filosofie 0 Reviews Rene Descartes was a highly influential philosopher, mathematician, and scientist and is regarded as the Father of modern philosophy and mathematics. This is the biography of Descartes, and it describes the life of Descartes, in the flesh and blood, rather than a technical analysis of his philosophical, scientific, and mathematical ideas. Preview this book »