Running head: René Descartes: The Man of Meditation A Brief History and Interview of René Descartes: The Man of Meditation Danielle Ennis René Descartes René Descartes, philosopher, mathematician, and scientist. ... During his studies he came up with a hypothesis: "science may be compared to a tree; metaphysics is the root, physics is the trunk, and the three chief branches are mechanics, medicine, and morals, these forming the three applications of our knowledge, namely, to the external world, to the human body, and to the conduct of life- (Ball, 1995). ...

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