What Is a Cartesian Robot?

Rene Descartes (also known as Rene Descartes, March 31, 1596-February 11, 1650 AD), was born in the Tourinella Sea (now renamed) In memory of Descartes), died in Stockholm, Sweden, a famous French philosopher, physicist, mathematician, theologian.

Cartesian

(Modern French philosopher, physicist, mathematician)

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Descartes' religion has been arguably rigorously debated in the academic world. He claims to be a devout Roman Catholic, and the purpose of "contemplation" is to maintain the Christian faith. But in his own time, Descartes was accused of preaching secrets

After Descartes's death, the grave was excavated by a tomb thief, and his skull has changed hands several times and is now in Paris, France.

Descartes is philosophical dualist and regards God as the Creator. But Descartes was a mechanist in the field of natural sciences, which was progressive at the time.

Descartes was one of the founders of modern European philosophy, and Hegel called him "the father of modern philosophy." His self-contained system, melting materialism and idealism in one furnace, has had a profound impact in the history of philosophy.

Descartes' methodology has an important influence on the subsequent development of physics. He created a mathematical-based deductive method based on the ancient deductive method: based on the theory of rationality, starting from self-evident axioms, using mathematical logical deduction to draw conclusions. This method is combined with the experimental induction method advocated by Bacon. After comprehensive application by Huygens and Newton, it has become an important method of physics, especially theoretical physics. As one of his most successful examples of universal methods, Descartes used algebraic methods to solve geometric problems, and established the basis of coordinate geometry, that is, analytic geometry.

Two other points of Descartes' methodology are worth noting.

First, he is good at using physical "models" to illustrate physical phenomena. For example, the "tennis" model is used to illustrate the refraction of light; the "blind cane" is used to visually compare the instant transmission of light information along matter; the glass ball filled with water is used to simulate and successfully explain the neon phenomenon.

Second, he advocates the use of hypotheses and hypotheses, such as the vortex theory in the theory of cosmic structure. He also proposed the principle of "general skepticism." This principle played a significant role in opposing church rule, advocating authority, advocating rationality, and advocating science under the historical conditions of the time.

Descartes can be regarded as one of the most influential giants in European philosophical and scientific circles in the 17th century and after, and is known as "the ancestor of modern science".