This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Geboren am 31. März 1596 in La Haye/Touraine; gestorben am 11. Februar 1650 in Stockholm. René Descartes wurde in der Jesuitenschule La Flèche erzogen. Ab 1618 war er in Kriegsdiensten. Er lebte seit 1629 meist in den Niederlanden. 1649 folgte er einem Ruf der Königin Christine und lebte dann in Stockholm. Quelle: dtv Lexikon