PARIS – PARIS (AP) — A letter by 17th century French philosopher Rene Descartes that languished unnoticed in a U.S. college library for more than a century has been restored to France. The president ...

In the Louvre hangs a portrait of a dark-haired, middle-aged man wearing a black coat. The label identifies the figure as the 17th-century philosopher René Descartes. It’s a “copy of a Hals” ...

PARISPARIS — A letter by 17th century French philosopher Rene Descartes that languished unnoticed in a U.S. college library for more than a century has been restored to France. The president of ...

HAVERFORD, Pa.HAVERFORD, Pa. — The valuable 17th-century letter was hiding in plain sight, available to almost anyone who checked the “D” drawer of the library card catalog at Haverford College.

“Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – is probably the most famous line ever uttered by a philosopher, and likely the only Latin some Americans know. So today, on what would have been the ...

Most Americans probably have only a vague notion of Rene Descartes, the 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician, as the guy who declared, "Cogito ergo sum" ("I think, therefore I am"). It's ...

In 1644, the French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician René Descartes formulated several “laws of nature,” which helped lay the groundwork for classical physics and the Scientific Revolution.

There are few chefs that come close to Adrià‘s high intellect; in fact, his tweets alone compete with mankind’s greatest thinkers, including French philosopher, mathematician and, writer René ...

In the small French town named after 17th-century philosopher Rene Descartes, Carole Tremblais is contemplating the best way to protest. Sickened by corruption and broken promises, far-right leader ...