René Descartes and Non philosophies of History
TODAY IN PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY: René Descartes and Nonphilosophies of History Today is the 428th anniversary of the birth of René Descartes (31 March 1596 11 February 1650), who was born in La Haye en Touraine, in central France, on this date in 1596. The town where he was born has since been renamed for him. Descartes was a skeptic of history, doubting (as he doubted most things) that history could be the basis of certain knowledge. However, Descartes skepticism about history was a spur to some historians to submit their discipline to Cartesian criticism, but Descartes also left a legacy of neglect of history, which was thus largely passed by during the scientific revolution. Quora: Discord: Links: Newsletter: , philosophy, history, philosophyofhistory, Descartes, nonphilosophy, Cartesianism
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