1. Rene Descartes
Finally, after traveling all over Europe, Descartes decided to end his travels and reside in Holland in 1628 where he began to write his three famous books, Discourse on Method, Meditations on First Philosophy and Principles of Philosophy where his passion for philosophy and mathematics could shine. ... Another foundation that he tries to confirm is mathematics. But he soon realizes math's truth isn't completely reliable because of the "Demon Hypothesis", which acknowledges the possibility of an all powerful, malicious being that is deceiving him about everything, including mathemat...
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