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Descartes, René
Cartesian mind-body dualism
Rationalism, philosophy emphasizing reasoning
role in Western Philosophy
scientific method using deductive reasoning
see also Philosophy, Western
contributions to mathematics
contributions to psychology
contributions to science
early version of mechanical philosophy
importance to the history of algebra
influence on others
Beckett, Samuel
Malebranche, Nicolas
occasionalists
Queen of Sweden
Spinoza, Baruch
life and times
opposition to his work
quotations
scientific discoveries of the 17th century
topics considered in his writings
Occasionalism
Occasionalism, term employed to designate the philosophical system devised by the followers of the 17th-century French philosopher René Descartes,...
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