Descartes recognized the concept of inferring distance based on an object's size and visual angle, emphasizing the role of past experience and rapid judgments in this process.

Descartes used clear and distinct perception to establish the essences of substances, with God being seen as an infinite substance.

Descartes, influenced by Kepler's findings, developed a new explanation on how distance could be perceived based on his mechanistic physiology.

René Descartes had an older sister named Jeanne, who was born in 1590.

René Descartes had an older brother named Pierre, who was born in 1591.

René Descartes, a key figure in the Enlightenment, is born on March 31.

René Descartes, a renowned French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, was born in 1596.

René Descartes, a French mathematician, natural scientist, and philosopher, was born. He is best known for the phrase 'Cogito ergo sum' ('I think therefore I am') and is considered the 'father of modern philosophy'.

René Descartes, a prominent scientific thinker and mathematician, was born on November 19, 1596.

René Descartes married Barbara Müller, a twice widowed woman aged 23, in Graz on April 27, 1597.

Joachim Descartes remarried in 1600 to Anne Morin. They had children together, including a boy named Joachim and a girl named Anne.

Joachim Descartes and his second wife, Anne Morin, had a son named Joachim in 1602.

In 1606, René Descartes, a Roman Catholic, enrolled in the newly established Jesuit College of La Flèche. He continued his education at the college for a period of time.

In April 1607, a young René Descartes started his education at the Jesuit college in La Fleche. He studied various subjects including mathematics, music, arithmetic, grammar, and public speaking.

In 1610, René Descartes enrolled at the Jesuit college at La Flèche, where he received education in various subjects including science, mathematics, and metaphysics. The college was established by Henry IV for training young men in military engineering and government administration.

Joachim Descartes and his second wife, Anne Morin, had a daughter named Anne in 1611.

Descartes left the La Flèche College in 1614 after studying natural philosophy, metaphysics, and ethics. His time at the school made him realize the importance of mathematics in his intellectual pursuits.

René Descartes graduated in law from the University of Poitiers in 1616. Despite his excellent education, he began to question the teachings of his teachers.

In 1618, René Descartes went to the Netherlands to become a volunteer for the army of Maurice of Nassau, who was leading a Dutch rebellion against Spain.

On the night of 10–11 November 1619, Descartes had three dreams while stationed in Neuburg an der Donau. He believed that a divine spirit revealed to him a new philosophy, leading to the formulation of analytic geometry and the idea of applying the mathematical method to philosophy.

In November 1620, Descartes was present at the Battle of the White Mountain near Prague while in the service of the Catholic Duke Maximilian of Bavaria. This experience likely influenced his views on war and conflict.

In 1622, Descartes moved to Paris where he participated in activities such as gambling, riding, fencing, and attending court events. He also formed friendships with notable individuals like poets and mathematicians.

In 1623, Descartes arrived in La Haye, selling all of his property to invest in bonds, which provided a comfortable income for the rest of his life.

After returning from Italy in 1625, Descartes lived in Paris where he collaborated with mathematicians and natural philosophers, including Marin Mersenne. He worked on mathematical problems and derived the sine law of refraction during this time.

Around 1626, Descartes may have discovered the law of refraction during his scientific inquiries.

In 1627, Descartes was present at the siege of La Rochelle by Cardinal Richelieu as an observer. He studied the physical properties of the great dike being built and met French mathematician Girard Desargues.

By 1628, René Descartes had the fundamental insight that laid the foundation for analytic geometry. This technique allowed for the description of lines using mathematical equations.

Descartes conceived the idea for a comprehensive treatise encompassing all natural phenomena, beyond just parhelia, in November 1629 while residing in Amsterdam. The treatise was intended to cover physics, light, physiology, and the soul.

In October 1630, Descartes had a falling-out with Beeckman, accusing him of plagiarizing some of his ideas. This event marked a significant disagreement in their relationship.

Descartes had scientific friends in Holland and continued his correspondence with individuals like Mersenne, Beeckman, Mydorge, Hortensius, Huygens, and Frans van Schooten. He spent his mornings working in bed, evenings on correspondence, and relaxed during the day.

In 1633, philosopher Rene Descartes penned 'Le Monde,' a work defending the heliocentric model of the solar system, challenging prevailing scientific beliefs.

In 1635, René Descartes fathered a child named Francine with Helena Jans van der Strom. Tragically, Francine passed away at the age of five due to scarlet fever.

Descartes is considered the father of modern Western philosophy, his methodic doubt profoundly influenced modern thinking and shifted the concept of truth from God to humanity.

In 1638, René Descartes praised the teaching of philosophy at La Flèche, stating that nowhere on earth is philosophy taught better at the school. He recommended the school to an inquiring father for his son's education.

In a letter dated 13 November 1639, Descartes informed Mersenne about his work on a discourse to clarify his previous writings on metaphysics. He mentioned revising the Latin treatise from 1629 and elaborating on Discourse IV.

In 1640, René Descartes remembered reading philosophical works by Jesuit commentators on Aristotle, including Francisco Toledo, Antonio Rubio, and the Coimbran commentators, around the year 1620.

In 1641, René Descartes introduced the famous philosophical statement 'Cogito, ergo sum' (I think, therefore I am) in his work 'Meditations on First Philosophy'. Descartes emphasized the certainty of self-existence based on the act of thinking, even in the face of doubt and skepticism.

In 1642, René Descartes published another work titled 'Meditationes de prima philosophia' in which he demonstrates the existence of God and the distinction between the human soul and body.

Descartes wrote a letter to Princess Elizabeth on May 21, 1643, where he discussed the notion of the union between the mind and body, explaining the soul's power to move the body and the body's power to cause sensations and passions in the soul.

In 1644, René Descartes published 'Principles of Philosophy' in Latin, further solidifying his philosophical ideas. This work contributed to the development of rationalism in the 17th century.

Descartes wrote a letter to Mersenne on February 9, 1645, discussing the primary seat of the soul in the body and the concept of the mind-body relation.

Queen Christina of Sweden initiated a correspondence with Descartes through a French diplomat, discussing moral issues and the absolute good. This eventually led to an invitation for Descartes to join the Queen's court in Stockholm in 1649.

Descartes publishes Comments on a Certain Broadsheet as a rebuttal to criticism he received from a former pupil regarding the concept of mind, soul, God's existence, and the origin of ideas. This work sparked a dialogue to delve deeper into philosophical questions.

In 1648, Johannes de Raei published 'Brevis explicatio mentis humanae' in Utrecht, where he delves into the nature of the human mind and rational soul, influenced by Descartes' ideas on physics and physiology. Descartes later responded with his own work titled 'Comments on a Certain Broadsheet'.

René Descartes passed away on February 11, 1650. He was a prominent philosopher and mathematician, known for his rationalist approach to knowledge and the famous statement 'I think, therefore I am.'

Descartes arranged to give lessons to Queen Christina after her birthday, but they did not like each other due to differences in interests. By January 15, 1650, they had only met four or five times.

On February 1, 1650, Descartes contracted pneumonia and his health deteriorated. He refused treatment and eventually passed away on February 11, 1650.

René Descartes passed away in Stockholm, Sweden. Despite his death, his significant contributions to mathematics, physics, and philosophy continue to influence various fields.

In 1654, Johannes de Raei published 'Clavis philosophiae naturalis' in Leiden, providing an introduction to the contemplation of nature from an Aristotelian-Cartesian perspective. This work further explores the fusion of ideas between Aristotle and Descartes.

In 1656, Descartes published a response to ongoing attacks by Voetius, known as Querela apologetica.

Descartes' Correspondance was published in three volumes in 1657, 1659, and 1667 by his literary executor Claude Clerselier. The 1667 edition was the most complete, although Clerselier omitted some mathematical material.

Descartes initially expressed qualified admiration towards philosophy and metaphysics, which later turned into deep hostility.

In 1663, four years after Descartes' death, the Holy Office of the Catholic Church condemned four of his books and added them to the list of banned works.

Descartes published the Treatise on Man posthumously in 1664, providing a detailed physiological description of animal bodies in a mechanical manner, devoid of any reference to a soul or vital principle.

Sixteen years after Descartes' death, his remains were moved from Stockholm to Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in France for burial.

Sixteen years after Descartes' death, his remains were interred at the cemetery of the Church of St. Genevieve du Mont in 1667, excluding his head and one finger. This event marked the relocation of his remains from Stockholm to Paris.

In 1671, Louis XIV issued a prohibition on lectures related to Cartesianism, restricting the dissemination of Descartes' philosophical ideas.

Nearly a century after Descartes' death, Leibniz challenged the coherence of Descartes' laws of motion and impact.

Isaac Newton presented his own laws of motion and the inverse square law of gravitational attraction, challenging Descartes' accounts of magnetism and gravity.

Pierre-Daniel Huet offered a scathing critique of Descartes' philosophy in 1689.

In 1694, Antoine Le Grande published 'An Entire Body of Philosophy' based on the principles of René Descartes. The work was translated into English by Richard Blome and consisted of 2 volumes.

Descartes' 'Rules for the Direction of the Mind' was an early and unfinished work written in Latin in 1701, aiming to establish his method.

Despite plans to transfer Descartes' remains to the Panthéon, he was reburied in the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in 1819, with his skull missing.

Carl Friedrich Gauss provided a proof for Descartes' Rule of Signs in 1828, further solidifying its mathematical significance.

In 1901, John Veitch translated the six Meditations into English at Wright State University.

Elizabeth Haldane published 'The Philosophical Works of Descartes' in 1911 through Cambridge University Press.

The Latin text of the six Meditations by Descartes was published in 1913 by Artur Buchenau in Leipzig. This edition can be found on Project Gutenburg.

René Descartes had a daughter named Francine with a housemaid who worked on his property.

R E Langer provides insights into the contributions of René Descartes.

A A Krishnaswami Ayyangar discusses the life and work of René Descartes.

Exploration of the influence of mathematics on Descartes' philosophical ideas. Discussed in the National Mathematics Magazine.

C B Boyer discussed the relationship between Fermat and Descartes in a mathematical publication in 1952.

A book written by Rene Descartes, David Eugene Smith, and Marcia L. Latham, published by Dover Publications, Inc. in 1954.

A Gloden's study in 1955 examined Descartes' mathematical contributions from 1596 to 1650, placing his work in the context of the scientific advancements of his time.

In 1960, the book 'Cartesian Meditations' was published, originally written in 1931. It delves into the philosophical ideas of René Descartes, particularly focusing on the concept of doubt and the nature of reality.

B Russell's work in 1961 included in the History of Western Philosophy provides insights into Descartes' philosophy.

In 1962, Harry G. Frankfurt wrote about 'Memory and the Cartesian'. The work likely discusses the relationship between memory and Descartes' philosophical ideas.

R C Taliaferro discussed the concept of matter in the philosophies of Descartes and Leibniz.

In 1965, an English translation of Descartes' works including Discourse on Method, Optics, Geometry, and Meteorology was published by Paul J. Olscamp in Indianapolis. The translation aimed to make Descartes' influential writings accessible to English-speaking readers.

S A Janovskaja discusses the importance of mathematical rigor in the creative development of mathematics, focusing on Descartes' 'Geometry'.

A book by A. I. Sabra in 1967 that explores the evolution of theories regarding light from René Descartes to Isaac Newton.

In 1968, Anthony Kenny published a study delving into Descartes' philosophy.

H Montias presented on Descartes in Paris in 1969.

A classic examination of Descartes' Meditations.

A Joja delves into Descartes' use of mathematical models and their significance.

Exploration of science and hypotheses in Descartes' works. Presented in the Archives Internationales d'Histoire des Sciences journal.

W B Joyce and A Joyce examine the relationship between Descartes, Newton, and Snell's Law.

E G Forbes delved into the relationship between Descartes and the birth of analytic geometry in 1977, shedding light on Descartes' contributions to this field.

Margaret Wilson's 'Descartes' published in 1978 is a classic in Descartes scholarship covering the whole of his philosophy as expressed in the Meditations.

Some interpreters, possibly influenced by Richard Popkin in 1979, argue that Descartes addressed the skeptical threat to knowledge seriously in his Meditations.

John Schuster discusses Descartes' work on Mathesis Universalis from 1619 to 1628.

D M Clarke discussed Descartes' critique of logic in a publication in Wiesbaden in 1981.

This event compares Descartes' physics of hypotheses, Newton's physics of principles, and Leibniz's physics of principles. It was discussed in Studia Leibnitiana in 1982.

H Breger examined the Hannoversche manuscript of Descartes' 'Regulae' in a publication in 1983.

The Philosophical Writings of Descartes, consisting of 3 volumes, were published by John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, Dugald Murdoch, and Anthony Kenny. The works were edited and translated by the mentioned individuals and were released by Cambridge University Press.

The event examines how Descartes discovered his ovals. It was published in Historia Scientiarum in 1985.

A Nardi's article 'Descartes 'presque' galiléen : 18 février 1643' was published in Revue d'Histoire des Sciences in 1986, focusing on Descartes' work around February 18, 1643.

Gregor Sebba explores the concept of Descartes' dream in his work.

This event discusses the relationship between mathematics, Descartes, and the emergence of modernity. It was published in the Philosophy of Mathematics journal in 1988.

Passions of the Soul was translated by Stephen H. Voss and published in 1989. The translation was released by Hackett in Indianapolis.

Meditations on First Philosophy, also known as Meditationes de prima philosophia, was translated by George Heffernan and published in 1990. The translation was released by the University of Notre Dame Press in Notre Dame. It is a literal translation of the six Meditations proper, with facing-page Latin.

William R. Shea's book 'The Magic of Numbers and Motion: The Scientific Career of René Descartes' was published in 1991, focusing on Descartes' contributions to science and mathematics.

In 1992, Daniel Garber noted that Descartes moved away from his early method after the 1630s, shifting towards a different approach.

Gary Hatfield's essay delves into the themes of reason, nature, and God in the philosophy of Descartes, as part of a collection edited by Stephen Voss on the philosophy and science of René Descartes.

In 1994, the book 'Discourse on the Method' was published. It is a work by René Descartes that discusses the proper way to conduct one's reason and seek truth in the sciences. This specific edition was translated by George Heffernan and includes a bilingual format with an interpretive essay.

This event focuses on Descartes' approach to problem-solving. It was published in the Mathematics Magazine in 1995.

A new edition of Descartes' works in 11 volumes, presenting them in the original French or Latin along with early translations of major works from Latin into French.

I Schneider's research sheds light on Descartes' early interactions with the world of mathematics practitioners, published in Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte in 1997.

In 1998, 'Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings' was published. This work, translated by Desmond M. Clarke, is a collection of philosophical writings. It is a significant contribution to the understanding of metaphysics and Descartes' philosophy.

Bordo's study in 1999 delves into the complex fortune of Descartes' metaphysics and epistemology, exploring the influence he had on various followers in his own time.

An account of Descartes' metaphysics within the context of late Scholasticism.

M Galuzzi's work in 2001 explored the concept of exactness in Descartes' mathematical theories, providing a deeper understanding of Descartes' approach to precision.

Gaukroger's work from 2002 provides a survey of Descartes' natural philosophy.

In 2003, Lisa Shapiro published a paper titled 'Descartes’ Passions of the Soul and the Union of Mind and Body' in the journal Archiv für Geschichte der Philosophie, discussing Descartes' views on the connection between the mind and body.

The paper explores the relationship between Descartes' metaphysics and the emergence of modern science, focusing on the significance of laws of nature.

Provides an account of Descartes' theory of mind-body union and how it addresses the mind-body problem.

Peter Machamer and J. E. McGuire argue that Descartes initially aimed for absolute certainty in natural philosophy through the Meditations but later shifted to a lower standard of certainty in Principles IV. They highlight Descartes' change in epistemic approach towards his hypotheses, like the explanation of magnetism.

This work explores the relationship between human emotions (passions) and Descartes's view of the mind as a machine, discussing how emotions can be understood within the framework of his mechanistic philosophy.

A book written by René Descartes and Michael Moriarty, published by Oxford University Press in 2008.

In 2009, John Carriero published the book 'Between Two Worlds: A Reading of Descartes’s Meditations' which provides insights into Descartes' Meditations.

In January 2010, a previously unknown letter from Descartes, dated 27 May 1641, was discovered by Dutch philosopher Erik-Jan Bos. The letter was found in a summary of autographs at Haverford College, Pennsylvania, and was the third such letter found in 25 years.

A study conducted by A Saxon Dean on the pedagogical techniques employed by Descartes in his work La Géométrie, published in the British Society for History of Mathematics Bulletin in 2011.

In 2012, Gideon Manning explored Descartes' concept of 'Healthy Machines' and its implications on human exceptionalism in the book 'The Mechanization of Natural Philosophy'.

A critical guide to Descartes' Meditations edited by Karen Detlefsen and published by Cambridge University Press in 2013.

The article 'Descartes and the Bologna Affair' by Manning Gideon was published in the British Journal for the History of Science in 2014.

A book titled 'Descartes’ Philosophical Revolution: A Reassessment' by Hanoch Ben-Yami was published in 2015, providing a new perspective on Descartes' philosophical ideas.

Stephen Gaukroger and Catherine Wilson edited the book 'Descartes and Cartesianism: Essays in Honour of Desmond Clarke', which was published in 2017 by Oxford University Press.

Schmitter's study in 2018 further examines the fortune of Descartes' metaphysics and epistemology, shedding light on the impact he had on subsequent philosophers like Géraud de Cordemoy, Malebranche, and others.

In 2019, Underkuffler provided an interpretation of Descartes' meditative writing, focusing on the isolation of the subject in the Second Meditation.

An article about the definition of René Descartes written by Donald L. Wasson and published on September 22, 2020. It is available in multiple languages including Chinese, French, Spanish, and Turkish.

A publication by Donald Rutherford in 2021 discussing the ethical views of René Descartes.

Mattia Mantovani's work 'The Institution of Nature: Descartes on Human and Animal Perception' is included in the Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy Volume 11, edited by Donald Rutherford, published in 2022.