1596 – 1650 · France
French mathematician and philosopher. The founder of analytic geometry and the father of modern philosophy, he wrote "Discourse on the Method."
“지성을 향상시키기 위해, 우리는 보다 덜 배우고 보다 많이 숙고해야 한다.”
— 가장 많이 사랑받은 명언
“In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.”