Biography

=** The Life of Rene Descartes** =
 * Born March 31, 1596 in La Haye
 * Educated at Jesuit College between 1606-1614
 * In 1618 served in Prince Maurice of Nassau's army
 * In 1628 created his first substantial work- //Regulae// or //Rules for the Direction of Mind//
 * In 1628 distinguished himself in a confrontation against Chandoux
 * In 1637 published //Discourse on Method,// his most famous work
 * In 1641 and 1642 he published //Meditations on First Philosophy// and then a second edition
 * Descartes died on February 11, 1650

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