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 ...

As famed philosopher and scientist René Descartes once wrote: “It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.” Well now researchers have attempted to unravel just how good ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...