In this episode, we cover the history of René Descartes, a 17th century French mathematician and philosopher who is considered both the father of analytic geometry and modern philosophy.

EDIT: When talking about Isaac Beeckman, I meant to say "modern atomism" ( 3:35 ), as "atomism" itself was developed in 5th century BC by Democritus and Leucippus.

Sources:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f...


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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro screen
0:10 Intro
0:38 Early Life
1:34 Early Education
3:05 Military
4:20 Move to Holland
6:40 Le Monde & Marriage
8:32 Discourse on the Method
11:59 Meditations & Principles
13:24 Passions
14:19 Christina & Death
15:24 Conclusion