René Descartes, often called the father of modern philosophy, profoundly impacted the way we approach truth and knowledge. One of his most thought-provoking statements is: "If you would be a real ...

The quote of the day today is from René Descartes, one of the greatest philosophers and mathematicians in France. He emphasizes rationality and logical thinking in order to perceive reality through ...

The artful protagonists of The Moving Statues of Seventeenth-Century Amsterdam are witty enchantments, products of active imaginations whose disappearance requires further imaginative action.

Rene Descartes (1596–1650) is the author of perhaps the most famous philosophical quote of all, cogito ergo sum, usually rendered as I think, therefore I am. There is however more to this quote, and ...

“Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – is probably the most famous line ever uttered by a philosopher, and likely the only Latin some Americans know. So today, on what would have been the ...

A letter by René Descartes that was stolen over 150 years ago has been discovered in a small American college by a Dutch scholar. Dr Erik-Jan Bos stumbled upon a mention of the letter of 27 May 1641 – ...

A new study casts doubt on the long-held belief that the philosopher's skull was interred with his body, suggesting instead it was subject to the antiquated practice of "skull blasting." What to know: ...