Rene Descartes

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01 09 February 2000 Tonight on Ideas...Part One of a profile of Rene Descartes. Generally regarded as the father of modern philosophy, Descartes set out on a daring intellectual adventure to try to doubt everything - including his own physical existence. Mathematician, astronomer, physicist - get to know the life and legacy of the "first modern man". That's Part One of Rene Descartes, tonight on Ideas at 9:05 (9:35 NT) on CBC Radio One. 02 16 February 2000 Tonight on Ideas...Part Two of a profile of Rene Descartes. Generally regarded as the father of modern philosophy, Descartes set out on a daring intellectual adventure to try to doubt everything - including his own physical existence. Mathematician, astronomer, physicist - get to know the life and legacy of the "first modern man". That's tonight on Ideas at 9 (9:30 NT) on CBC Radio One. 03 23 February 2000 Tonight on Ideas...the conclusion of a profile of Rene Descartes. Generally regarded as the father of modern philosophy, Descartes set out on a daring intellectual adventure to try to doubt everything - including his own physical existence. Mathematician, astronomer, physicist - get to know the life and legacy of the "first modern man". That's Rene Descartes, tonight on Ideas at 9:05 (9:35 NT) on CBC Radio One.

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