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René Descartes: Father of Modern Philosophy by Jillian Bautista is a document available to read on EtoBox.

René Descartes was extensively educated from a young age in France and is considered the father of modern philosophy. His famous quote "I think, therefore I am" was coined in his 1637 work Discourse on Method as the first step to demonstrating certain knowledge. Descartes approached combining mathematics, logic, and philosophy to explain the physical world, which led him to contemplate the nature of existence and mind-body duality. He published several influential works, including Discourse on the Method, M

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Jillian Bautista

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