René Descartes


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René Descartes
René Descartes (; ; Latinized: Renatus Cartesiusadjectival form: "Cartesian"; 31 March 159611 February 1650) was a French philosophermathematician, and scientist. Dubbed the father of modern western philosophy, much of subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day. He spent about 20 years of his life in the Dutch Republic.

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