Descarte and Newton s Criteria for Determining Truth
“Descarte and Newton’s Criteria for Determining Truth” Descarte and Newton both attempted to understand the truth in mathematics and philosophy but they approached this journey from different directions. ... Newton studied this heavily and spent a lot of time writing about mysticism and theology. Descarte on the other hand used what he had learned from Roman Catholicism to formulate his own theory for determining what is true. By rejecting the views of recognized authorities, a rare and courageous intention of the time, Descarte said, “In our search for the direct road to truth, we should busy ourselves with no object about which we cannot attain a certitude equal to that of the demonstration of arithmetic and geometry.