Descartes
n. family name; Rene Descartes (1596-1650), French philosopher and mathematician and the founder of modern rationalism | ||||
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Descartes Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Descartes
Noun
1. French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
(synonym) Rene Descartes
(hypernym) mathematician
Noun
1. French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)
(synonym) Rene Descartes
(hypernym) mathematician
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descartes
descartes
n : french philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) [syn: descartes, rene descartes]
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rene descartes
descartes
n : french philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650) [syn: descartes, rene descartes]
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rene descartes
Descartes Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Descartes
Descartes, Rene (1596-1650) French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher; he divorced religion from science, and the physical from the conscious or spiritual, thus founding the modern scientific practice of disregarding the nonphysical when studying or explaining the material world. {BCW; SD}
Descartes, Rene (1596-1650) French scientist, mathematician, and philosopher; he divorced religion from science, and the physical from the conscious or spiritual, thus founding the modern scientific practice of disregarding the nonphysical when studying or explaining the material world. {BCW; SD}
Descartes Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Descartes, Rene
(1596-1650) philosopher and mathematician; "I think therefore I am" goal of knowledge is certainty; certainty derives from intuition and deduction; certainty requires systematic doubt (methodological skepticism ); this systematic doubt leads to indubitably clear and necessary first principles from which all necessary and genuine knowledge can be deduced (e.g., the science of geometry). The Cartesian method invokes 4 rules as guides in moving from opinion to science: Never accept anything as true unless it is clearly and inescapably so; Analyze or reduce a problem to resovable parts; Organize particulars into general knowledge; Check for completeness and negative cases. Reality for man is 2 substances: matter (i.e., extension in space and time); and mind (unextended thinking spirit mirroring the material world). God is absolute substance, uncreated, unmoved, and perfect creator of matter and human minds. As the inner world of consciousness, mind is free and motivated by God. As the outer world of space, matter constitutes the mechanism of the world machine set in motion by God, who is first cause, and is continued in motion according to inherent and necessary laws of nature (determinism ).
(1596-1650) philosopher and mathematician; "I think therefore I am" goal of knowledge is certainty; certainty derives from intuition and deduction; certainty requires systematic doubt (methodological skepticism ); this systematic doubt leads to indubitably clear and necessary first principles from which all necessary and genuine knowledge can be deduced (e.g., the science of geometry). The Cartesian method invokes 4 rules as guides in moving from opinion to science: Never accept anything as true unless it is clearly and inescapably so; Analyze or reduce a problem to resovable parts; Organize particulars into general knowledge; Check for completeness and negative cases. Reality for man is 2 substances: matter (i.e., extension in space and time); and mind (unextended thinking spirit mirroring the material world). God is absolute substance, uncreated, unmoved, and perfect creator of matter and human minds. As the inner world of consciousness, mind is free and motivated by God. As the outer world of space, matter constitutes the mechanism of the world machine set in motion by God, who is first cause, and is continued in motion according to inherent and necessary laws of nature (determinism ).
Descartes Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Develops, markets, implements and supports inter-enterprise software for supply chain management; And sells hardware, such as computers and mobile communication equipment, to its software customers.
Descartes Systems Group Inc. (The)
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Develops, markets, implements and supports inter-enterprise software for supply chain management; And sells hardware, such as computers and mobile communication equipment, to its software customers.
Descartes Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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René Descartes
René Descartes (French ) (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics," and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a reaction to his writings, which have been closely studied from his time down to the present day. His influence in mathematics is also apparent, the Cartesian coordinate system that is used in plane geometry and algebra being named for him, and he was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution.
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