Ren?Descartes (31 March 1596 - 11 February 1650), also known as Renatus Cartesius (latinized form), was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, scientist, and writer. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics" and much of subsequent Western philosophy is a reaction to his writings which continue to be studied closely, even to the present day. 固opFoto