René Descartes

48 papers and 1.0k indexed citations i.

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René Descartes is a scholar working on Philosophy, History and Philosophy of Science and Literature and Literary Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, René Descartes has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Philosophy, 6 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 3 papers in Literature and Literary Theory. Recurrent topics in René Descartes’s work include Classical Philosophy and Thought (7 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (5 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (3 papers). René Descartes is often cited by papers focused on Classical Philosophy and Thought (7 papers), Historical Philosophy and Science (5 papers) and History of Science and Medicine (3 papers). René Descartes collaborates with scholars based in and . René Descartes's co-authors include Bernard Williams, Paul J. Olscamp, David Eugene Smith, David E. Weissman, John Cottingham, Robert Stoothoff, Anthony Kenny, Dugald Murdoch, Manuel García Morente and Paul Tannery and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Franklin Institute, The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science and Common Knowledge.

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