Rene Descartes · Philosophy
Descartes sought a single method, modelled on mathematics, to make all knowledge certain - and applied it to build a mechanical physics of a world of matter in motion, helping launch the Scientific Revolution.
You learned that Descartes sought one universal method, modelled on mathematics, and used it to build a mechanical physics of matter in motion. Explain his method and his mechanical picture of nature.
Leads to Francis Bacon.
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