since everything depends absolutely on differences in organisation, a well-constructed animal who has learnt astronomy can predict an eclipse, as he can predict recovery or death when his genius and good eyesight have benefited from some time at the school of Hippocrates and at patients' bedsides...
Twitter Google Share on Facebook Also found in:Thesaurus,Medical,Encyclopedia. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1. Rene Descartes- French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a poin...
which apparently left little time for family.Descartes’ mother died in May of the year following his birth,and he, his full brother and sister, Pierre and Jeanne,
After his death, Descartes' followers, the Cartesians, grew in number all over Europe and particularly in Paris. They functioned, especially in Paris, like the Christians in the Catacombs in ancient Rome. They were something of a semi-persecuted sect, though some of them were high officials ...