Philosopher Rene Descartes championed questioning everything. One of his work includes the book Meditations on First Philosophy. He believed that if something deceives us once, it warrants caution.
1637: Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences, the source of the famous quote, "I think, therefore I am." He outlines his rules ...
René Descartes believed doubting assumptions is the first step toward truth. His philosophy shaped modern science and ...