<P> René Descartes ( / deɪˈkɑːrt / , UK also / ˈdeɪkɑːrt / ; French : ( ʁəne dekaʁt ) ; Latinized : Renatus Cartesius ; adjectival form : `` Cartesian '' ; 31 March 1596 -- 11 February 1650 ) was a French philosopher , mathematician , and scientist . Dubbed the father of modern Western philosophy , much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings , which are studied closely to this day . A native of the Kingdom of France , he spent about 20 years ( 1629 -- 49 ) of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau , Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces . He is generally considered one of the most notable intellectual representatives of the Dutch Golden Age . </P>
<P> René Descartes ( / deɪˈkɑːrt / , UK also / ˈdeɪkɑːrt / ; French : ( ʁəne dekaʁt ) ; Latinized : Renatus Cartesius ; adjectival form : `` Cartesian '' ; 31 March 1596 -- 11 February 1650 ) was a French philosopher , mathematician , and scientist . Dubbed the father of modern Western philosophy , much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings , which are studied closely to this day . A native of the Kingdom of France , he spent about 20 years ( 1629 -- 49 ) of his life in the Dutch Republic after serving for a while in the Dutch States Army of Maurice of Nassau , Prince of Orange and the Stadtholder of the United Provinces . He is generally considered one of the most notable intellectual representatives of the Dutch Golden Age . </P>
who is generally considered to be the father of western philosophy
who is generally considered to be the father of western philosophy
René Descartes
René Descartes