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René Descartes (1596–1650) is one of the towering and central figures in Western philosophy and mathematics. His apothegm “<i>Cogito, ergo sum</i>” marked the birth of the mind-body problem, while his creation of so-called Cartesian coordinates have made our physical and intellectual conquest of physical space possible.<br><br>But Descartes had a mysterious and mystical side, as well. Almost certainly a member of the occult brotherhood of the Rosicrucians, he kept a secret notebook, now lost, mo

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Author

Amir D. Aczel [Aczel, Amir D.]

Publisher

Broadway Books

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307494801

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Philosophy, Science, Mathematics

Rating

3.58 / 5 (260 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13