Cartesian Ideas in Science and Philosophy is: "The Greatest Step Taken in the Progress of The Exact Sciences In Their Entire History" (J.S.Mill.)

Abstract

On the other hand, in 1908, the English mathematician W.W. Rose Ball still wrote the following about Descartes' ideas: "As to his philosophical theories, suffice it to say that he dealt with the same questions that have been discussed for the last two thousand years - and will probably be discussed with the same fervor for another two thousand years. It is hardly worth mentioning that these questions themselves are very important and interesting, but they have never been answered in any substantive way that can be rigorously proved or disproved".

The analysis showed that so far no answers to these questions have been given. In the article, taking as a basis the idea of scientific philosophy, an attempt is made to give answers to these questions. Thus results are received which can serve as the proof that Descartes is actually the founder of science and philosophy of New Time. And these questions were formulated by him very correctly. Therefore further their realization it was possible to reach only at reception of the basic results of quantum theory. The nature of these same results could be understood as laws of nature, as well as the basis of the theory of natural intelligence.