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contemporary philosophy history of philosophy 23 february 1931 richard watson -lrb- philosopher -rrb-
 richard a. watson western philosophy
richard watson -lrb- philosopher -rrb-

richard a. watson -lrb- born 1931 -rrb- is an american philosopher , speleologist and author .
watson taught philosophy at washington university in st. louis for forty years .
he is considered one of the foremost living authorities on descartes .
he is an emeritus professor of philosophy for washington university in st. louis .
he has a degree in geology specializing in `` paleoclimatology of 10,000 years ago . ''
this involved the development of agrarian societies in the fertile crescent .
his book , `` cogito , ergo sum : a life of rené descartes '' was a travelogue in the form of following rene descarte 's travels around europe .
it was chosen by the new york public library as one of its `` 25 books to remember from 2002 . ''
