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kartesius

Kartesius is the Latinized form used in early modern European texts to refer to René Descartes, the 17th‑century French philosopher and mathematician. In Latin, the philosopher was often called Cartesius or Renatus Cartesius, and in some language traditions the form Kartesius appears as a transliteration. Today the most common name is René Descartes, but Kartesius remains visible in bibliographies, quotations, and scholarly discussions of Cartesian philosophy and science.

The term is primarily historical and linguistic rather than a distinct field or concept. It is associated

Because Kartesius is a historical form, its usage is mainly confined to academic or antiquarian contexts. In

See also: René Descartes; Cartesius; Cartesian coordinates; Cartesianism.

with
Cartesianism,
the
philosophical
program
associated
with
doubt,
rationalism,
and
methodological
scrutiny;
and
with
analytic
geometry,
the
Cartesian
coordinate
system
that
Descartes
introduced
in
1637
in
La
Géométrie,
linking
algebra
and
geometry.
modern
English-language
scholarship,
the
name
Cartesius
is
chiefly
encountered
in
translations
of
Latin
passages,
critical
editions,
or
discussions
of
the
history
of
science.