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The narrative frames Descartes as the architect of modern thought, linking mind–body dualism, analytic geometry, experimental method, and key discoveries to later developments in contemporary life. The work also addresses enduring myths about his personal routines, using an arranged chapter structure to trace his journey from childhood and schooling to major relationships and historical events.","RICHARD WATSONCogito.iaThe Life ofRené Descartes  \n$35.00  \n# Cogito,Ergo Sum\n\nThe Life of René Descartes  \nRENÉ DESCARTES is the philosophical architectof our modern world.In metaphysics,he estab-lished the view that mind and body are distinctsubstances,a position foundational for any beliefthat the human soul is immortal.In mathemat-ics,he invented analytic geometry—the basis ofcalculus —which makes physics as we know itpossible.Descartes perfected the method of pro-posing and testing hypotheses with experimentsthat anyone can repeat,which forms the basis ofmodern science.In optics,he discovered anddescribed laws of refraction and reflection.Inmedicine,he was a pioneer in vivisection andanatomical description for understanding thehuman body.In physiology,his analysis of therelations among the sense organs,nerves,and thebrain is still taught today.In psychology,he dis-covered conditioned reflexes and investigated therole of the emotions in human behavior.Des-cartes said there was no point in trying to refuteAristotelian Scholasticism;rather,he would sim-ply show a better way.Some 350 years after hisdeath,our twenty-first-century world—frommind-body dualism to heart pumps,from poppsychology to personal computers —is thor-oughly Cartesian.Nothing in the modern worldwould alarm or surprise him were he alive today.  \nDescartes's motto was that a life well hidden isa life well lived.Much of his own life is obscure tous now,which has led to tales of the great philoso-pher lying in bed meditating each morning untileleven,piously following the dictates ofa cardinal,writing verses for a queen,and so on.Many ofthese myths are exploded in Cogito,Ergo Sum,the  \n(continucd on back fap)  \nWTHDRAWN  \nCOGITO,ERGO SUM  \nHDRAW  \nRENÉ DESCARTES(1596-1650)  \nBY JAN-BAPTIST WEENIX·1643  \nCentraal Museum,Utrecht  \n# Cogito.Ergo Sum\n\nTHE LIFE OF RENÉ DESCARTES  \nZiberty and leisure are two things I possess so perfectly,and that I value so highly,that no monarch on earthis rich enough to buy them from me.René Descartes,1630  \nT love storm,and dread it when the wind drops.Queen Christina,1650  \nDAVID R.GoDINE,Publisher  \nBOSTON  \nFirst published in 2002 byDAVID R.GoDINE·PublisherPost Office Box450Jaffrey,New Hampshire 03452www.godine.com  \nCopyright ◎2002 by Richard A.WatsonAll Rights reserved.No part of this book may be usedor reproduced in any manner whatsoever withoutwritten permission except in the case of briefexcerptsembodied in critical articles and reviews.  \nLIBRARY OF CONGRESSCATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATAWatson,Richard A.,1931-  \nCogito,ergo sum:the life of René Descartes  \np.cm.  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 1-56792-184-1(hardcover:alk.paper)  \n1.Descartes,René,1596-1650.  \n2.Philosophers—France—Biography.  \nI.Title.B1873.W382002194—dc21[B]  2001040858  \nFIRST EDITION 2002Printed in Canada  \nCONTENTS  \nList of Illustrationsvii  \nIntroduction  \nThe curse of Cartesianism3  \nPrologueOn the Zeedijk24  \nI·Childhood  \nSince my childhood,  \nI have been nurtured on books.41  \nⅡ·Schooling  \nIt is the best school in France.65  \nI  ·Isaac Beeckman  \nYou have awakened me.78  \nIV·Magic Kingdoms  \nI have made a most marvelous discovery.93  \nV·The Rebel  \nI am not prepared for a judgeship.115  \nVI·Flight  \nTellno one my address.137  \nVII·Descartes's DogI go almost every day to the slaughterhouse.  155  \nVII·Francine Descartes  \nI am not one ofthose philosophers who thinka man should not cry171  \nIX·The Geometers  \nI have gone as far in mathematicsas the human mind can go.191  \nX·Princess Elisabeth  \nNo one has understood me better.205  \nXI·The PreachersI am not an atheist.221  \nXII·The Fronde  \nIt is like inviting a guest to dinner when yourkitchen is in an uproar and the cooking potturned over.244  \nXIII·Queen ChristinaWhere men's thoughts freeze like the water.  271  \n# Conclusion\n\nThe ghost in the machine fightsthe last battle for the human soul312  \nAcknowledgments  \n329  \n# Bibliography\n\n331  \nIndex of Names  \n347  \nIndex of ","cbCaijvcwcuNUf8J","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijvcwcuNUf8J","pdf",63169723,3,1,390,"English","en",105,"# Cogito, Ergo Sum\n## Introduction\n## The curse of Cartesianism\n## Prologue On the Zeedijk\n## I. Childhood\n## II. Schooling\n## III. Isaac Beeckman\n## IV. Magic Kingdoms\n## V. The Rebel\n## VI. Flight\n## VII. Descartes's Dog\n## VIII. Francine Descartes\n## IX. The Geometers\n## X. Princess Elisabeth\n## XI. The Preachers\n## XII. The Fronde\n## XIII. 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