Scenarios about 'René Descartes'
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist René Descartes (1596-1650) is considered the father of modern Western philosophy for his systematic doubt methodology and famous statement "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). His revolutionary ideas in metaphysics, epistemology, mathematics, and natural philosophy established Cartesian dualism and analytical geometry, profoundly influencing subsequent intellectual movements and scientific development across Europe.
What If The Scientific Method Was Never Formalized?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the systematic approach to scientific inquiry never developed into a codified methodology, potentially altering the entire trajectory of human knowledge and technological development.