1. Rene Descartes: The Man Of Meditation
He also learnt mathematics from the books of Clavius- (O'Connor & Robertson, 1997). ... "René also discovered how little he knew, the only subject which was satisfactory in his eyes was mathematics. ... In 1614 he left the Jesuit College and spent the following two years in Paris, mostly devoting himself to mathematics. ... While settling in Holland he devoted all his time to mathematics and philosophy, only later did he explore metaphysics. ... R.D.: Because "omnia apud me mathematica fiunt: with me, everything turns into mathematics- (Woodard, 2000). ...
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