Saint Victor in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
René Descartes
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. René Descartes Marker
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
Établi aux pays-bas, le philosophe français habita cette maison lors de ses séjours parisiens de 1644, 1647 et 1648
"Me tenant comme je suis, un pied dans un pays et l' autre en un autre, je trouve ma condition très heureuse, en ce qu'elle est libre "
(lettre à la Princesse Elisabeth de Bohême, Paris 1648)
Cette plaque a été apposée en 1987, à l'occasion du 350 ème anniversaire du Discours de la Méthode
Here lived René Descartes (1596-1650). Based in the Netherlands, the French philosopher lived in this house during his stays in Paris in 1644, 1647 and 1648.
"Standing as I am, with one foot in one country and the other into another, I find my condition very happy, in that I am free"
(Letter to Princess Elizabeth of Bohemia, Paris 1648)
This plaque was erecteded in 1987, on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Discourse on the Method
Erected 1987 by Les Mémoires des Lieux.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is February 11, 1650.
Location. 48° 50.687′ N,
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Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Paul de Chomedey (within shouting distance of this marker); Ecole Élémentaire Rollin Jewish Students Deportation Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Paul de Chomedey (within shouting distance of this marker); Porte Saint-Marcel / Saint Marcel Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); James Joyce (1882-1941) (within shouting distance of this marker);
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein
2. René Descartes Marker - wide view
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Also see . . .
1. Descartes’ Life and Works (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Overview: Descartes has been heralded as the first modern philosopher. He is famous for having made an important connection between geometry and algebra, which allowed for the solving of geometrical problems by way of algebraic equations. He is also famous for having promoted a new conception of matter, which allowed for the accounting of physical phenomena by way of mechanical explanations. However, he is most famous for having written a relatively short work, Meditationes de Prima Philosophia (Meditations On First Philosophy), published in 1641, in which he provides a philosophical groundwork for the possibility of the sciences.(Submitted on July 31, 2023.)
2. René Descartes (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: René Descartes (Latinized: Renatus Cartesius; 31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650):(Submitted on July 31, 2023.)was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathematics was central to his method of inquiry, and he connected the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra into analytic geometry. Descartes spent much of his working life in the Dutch Republic, initially serving the Dutch States Army, later becoming a central intellectual of the Dutch Golden Age. Although he served a Protestant state and was later counted as a Deist by critics, Descartes was Roman Catholic.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 20233. René Descartes Marker - wider view
…His best known philosophical statement is "cogito, ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"; French: Je pense, donc je suis), found in Discourse on the Method (1637, in French and Latin) and Principles of Philosophy (1644, in Latin).
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