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Buchdahl, Gerd. “The Relevance of Descartes's Philosophy for Modern Philosophy of Science.” The British Journal for the
History of Science 1.3 (1963): 227-249. JSTOR. Web. 5 Nov 2014

Gerd Buchdahl was a German-English philosopher who was the first lecturer of philosophy of science and history in University of Cambridge, one of the founders of Darwin College and founded the journal Studies in the History and Philosophy of Science. In this paper, Buchdahl listed of Descartes’ shortcomings as a philosopher of science, his knowledge of physics and mathematics, as well as the claims on Descartes’ philosophy. Buchdahl discussed that Descartes’ approach was too ‘rationalistic’ and that many of his critics’ arguments are completely justified. …show more content…

Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin, with a Ph.D in philosophy from Columbia University, and is devoted to studying the philosophy of the seventeenth century—and in particular, the works of René Descartes. In this book, Steven Nadler provides a fascinating portal into Descartes’ life and skilfully presents an introduction to Descartes’ philosophical and scientific ideas. Nadler argues that, although Descartes’ work has been extensively criticized, his thoughts came to dominate the philosophical world, at the time, and can be called the “philosophy of the seventeenth century”. Overall, the source did not seem too biased—Nadler simply provides a biography of René Descartes and thoroughly writes of his ideas and story. The author appeals to a wide audience, due to its simple vocabulary, and it is an extremely helpful source for those who wish to uncover the life of the famous …show more content…

In his book, he revers to René Descartes as the father of modern philosophy and a well known mathematician who introduced many of the concepts and arguments which have served as the foundation of philosophy. Scruton argued that Descartes deserves the renowned prestige accorded to him due to all of his works; like his focused search for methods in all branches of human analysis. Compared to the rest of the philosophers mentioned in his book, Scruton seemed to be in great favour of Descartes—it was evident that he liked the philosopher, and may have provided a slight bias towards him. Nevertheless, the book is an excellent source for those seeking a short and intelligible introduction to the ideas of René Descartes, and many other famous philosophers, and it is both a great source for philosophy students and the general

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