who was descartes influenced by
Rene Descartes was influenced by Aristotelianism, Stoicism as wellas Saint Augustine of Hippo (also known as Saint Austin).
The Law, the Army, and Mathematics. His father encouraged René Descartes to follow in his footsteps and study law. He did this, graduating from the University of Poitiers in 1616, aged 20, with a diploma and license in church and civil law.