The privatization of stress: a winding path by René Descartes

Abstract

This article is an approach to the career of René Descartes and the participation of stress in his philosophicalpath, assimilating Mark Fisher as a reference, based on a political-religious criticism in the social context thatcould influence the thinker's work. French. In short, the political and religious influence in Descartes' life, alongwith his search for certainty and his focus on reason, could have contributed to the stress he experienced.