Who was René Descartes?
Learn about the life and thought of the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.This 1976 production by Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation imagines how Voltaire might discuss both his own book Candide and the so-called Age of Enlightenment.
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© World Science Festival (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Brian Greene and Richard Dawkins discussing their notions of God in the context of evolution and science; video from a World Science Festival program on September 24, 2014.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn about the life and thought of Immanuel Kant.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.According to this philosopher, “Man is condemned to be free.”Media Editor: Lauren Sims
