The complete online text of The Selections from the Principles of Philosophy by René Descartes.

René Descartes was an analytical genius. He conceived and articulated ideas about the nature of knowledge that were essential to the Enlightenment and created the philosophical underpinnings for the development of modern science, which included th...

René Descartes, often known by his Latin name, Renatus Cartesius, from which the adjective "Cartesian" is derived, was the prime mover behind the mechanistic conception of the human body. He was born the son of a wealthy magistrate in La Haye, Tou...

Born March 31 in La Haye, in Touraine, France, the third child of a councillor of the parliament of Brittany, Descartes has often been described as the father of modern philosophy. He was educated at the Jesuit college of La Flèche, where he studi...

Monarch Notes 01-01-1963 Principles Of Philosophy Introduction. This work was written in Latin. It was published for the first time in Amsterdam in 1644. Subsequently it was translated into French and published in Paris in 1647. It was dedicated to the Princess Elizabeth, daughter...

Strength coaches must adhere to a certain philosophy or standards in conducting strength training. Fourteen basic concepts must be considered in choosing a strength-training philosophy. These include the all or none principle, which states that both the 'upper' and 'lower' portions of a muscle...