Richard A. Watson is an American philosopher at Washington University in St. Louis, known for his work on Descartes, environmental ethics, and the philosophy of exploration. He has written both academic philosophy and literary nonfiction, including a biography of Descartes.
Significant Cartesian scholar and environmental philosopher; his Downfall of Cartesianism challenged the Cartesian tradition from within; also wrote The Philosopher's Demise exploring gender in philosophy.
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