the early 17th century a philosopher named Descartes, questioned his existence. His life was dedicated to the founding of a philosophical and mathematical system in which all sciences were logical. Descartes was born in 1596 in Touraine, France. His education consisted of attendance to a Jesuit school of La Fleche. He studied a liberal arts program that emphasized philosophy, the humanities, science, and math. He then went on to the University of Poitiers where he graduated …showed first 75 words of 1279 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1279 total…the premature age of 54, was a great mathematician and philosopher well disciplined in all genres. He will always be best remembered for proving his own existence by the statement, "I think, therefore I am." Works Consulted Cantor, Norman F. and Peter L. Klein, Eds. Seventeenth-Century Rationalism: Bacon And Descartes. London: Blaisdell, 1969. Kenny, Anthony. Descartes: A study of his Philosophy. New York: Random House, 1968. "Rene Descartes." Compton's Encyclopedia. Compton's Learning Company, 1996. On-line. AOL. (May. 2000). sfd bsgf