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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
life and times
opposition to his work
quotations
Being: I think, therefore I am.
Existence: But what then am I? A thing that thinks.…
Existence: I cannot forgive Descartes; in…
Existence: Observing that this truth "I am thinking,…
Existence: While I could pretend that I had no body and that…
Learning: Neither, though we have mastered all the…
Mind: It is not enough to have a good mind. The…
Mind: The dogma of the Ghost…
Mind: There is a great difference between the mind and…
Nothingness: It is contrary to reason…
Philosophy: Cartesian, adj. Relating to Descartes,…
Philosophy: Good sense is the best distributed thing in…
Reading: The reading of all good…
Thinking: The Cogito depreciated the perception of…
Travel: Traveling is almost like talking…
Virtue And Vice: The greatest minds are capable of the…
scientific discoveries of the 17th century
topics considered in his writings
Mind: It is not enough to have a good mind. The…
It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.
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