The War on Drugs: Home Front

This has got to be a joke. Right? Right?

Sigh.

Ramble, Part 20: Powers to the People!

René Descartes is well-known as a seminal figure in the history of philosophy. It is less well-known that he holds a comparable position in the history of mathematics. Though a great mathematician, he is not, in my judgement, among the very greatest; he may be in the top ten all-time, but not in the top five. However, his influence on mathematical methodology and notation is second only to that of Euclid, and the next few Ramble posts will explore that influence.

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