Category Archives: Science & the Sciences
French Philosopher René Descartes Dead in Stockholm: An Ignominious End
René Descartes is famous for his assertion Cogito ergo sum (“I am thinking, therefore I exist”), or more popularly and pithily translated from the Latin, “I think, therefore I am”. Descartes was enticed to Sweden at age fifty-three by the young … Continue reading
Posted in Church & Religion, History, Philosophy & Psychology, Science & the Sciences
Tagged Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, Adolf Fredriks Kyrka, Descartes Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason, Hughues de Terlon, King Gustav III of Sweden, Queen Christina of Sweden, René Descartes, Russell Shorto, St. Olof’s Chapel
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“Science”: What it is and is not, and how it is misused in most public contexts
How many times have you seen a headline, or have heard a politician speak, expressing something like: “Science shows that…”, or “Scientists say that…”? The following four statements are mine alone: Do not accept anything written or said in the … Continue reading
