# Descartes — Democracy and Education character guide

> Descartes in Democracy and Education by John Dewey.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** a Descartes

**First appearance:** 0100-i-the-opposition-of-experience-and-true-knowledge

## Who they are

Rationalist philosopher known for mind-body dualism and methodic doubt.

## Relationships

### [Hegel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/characters/hegel)

_professional_

Hegel critically engaged with Descartes' rationalist foundations, building upon and transforming Cartesian dualism in his own system.

### [Socrates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/characters/socrates)

_professional_

Descartes' method of radical doubt and self-examination echoes Socratic questioning, establishing a philosophical kinship across centuries.

## In the story

### [III: Science or Rationalized Knowledge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/iii-science-or-rationalized-knowledge)

Cited as saying that science is born of doubting.

### [Individual Mind as the Agent of Reorganization](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/democracy_and_education_se/chapters/ii-individual-mind-as-the-agent-of-reorganization)

Mentioned as a reformer of science who carried inductive experimental methods into ascertaining facts about nature, alongside Galileo and their successors.

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