Was René Descartes just a visionary of truth, of mathematical equations or was he truly a man who knew he was born to tell the world about life, knowledge, and how did all this come together metaphorically? Please see research on the cited achievements of René Descartes. Descartes was known as the first modern philosopher. Famous for having created a connection between geometry and algebra, which allowed geometric problems to be solved through algebraic equations, which promoted a new conception of matter, which explained physical phenomena through mechanical explanations and the premise of knowledge of oneself and oneself . the existence of God. ("Life and works of Descartes", Kurt Smith. Autumn 2010 ed.) Descartes was born on March 31, 1596 to Joachim Descartes and Jeanne Brochard. Descartes' mother died in May after his birth, so Descartes was raised along with a number of siblings by his grandmother. He attended the Jesuit college of LaFleche until 1614, then the University of Poitiers in 1615. He received his baccalaureate and licentiate in canon and civil law a year later. Descartes joined the army but his duties were more engineering or education oriented. ('Life and works of Descartes, Kurt Smith. Autumn 2010 ed.) Descartes disappeared for a few years, ended up in France living off his inheritance for many years. Descartes reappeared in Paris, where he met Father Manin Mersenne who was a member of the Order of Minims. This report gave Descartes the opportunity to make public his thoughts on the philosophy of natural sciences. Descartes traveled and began teaching and writing. Works such as (Rules for the Direction of the Mind), (Meteorology) associated with (The World). He taught physics to Henry Reneri. Reneri and Descartes... at the center of the paper... intuition and integrity that allowed him to discover the world and the man linked to it. Works Cited Garber, Daniel. "Life." Nobody. GARBER, DANIEL (1998, 2003). Descartes, René. InE. Craig (ed.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy. London: Routledge. Retrieved April 5, 2011. Ed. Daniele Garber. 1988,2003 ed. Network. April 5, 2011. .Smith, Kurt. "'Life and Works of Descartes.'" The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works. Ed. Kurt Smith.Autumn 2010 ed. Network. April 5, 2011. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/descartes-works"RENE DESCARTES." RENÉ DESCARTES. Np, nd Web. 6 April 2011. .http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html