“Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – is probably the most famous line ever uttered by a philosopher, and likely the only Latin some Americans know. So today, on what would have been the ...
In 1644, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes formulated several “laws of nature,” which helped lay the groundwork for classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.
Vol. 84, No. 10, Eighty-Fourth Annual Meeting American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division (Oct., 1987), pp. 567-580 (14 pages) Published By: Journal of Philosophy, Inc. The Journal of ...