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Ren Descartes From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, search Ren Descartes It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well. Ren Descartes (March 31, 1596 February 11, 1650) was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and writer. He is known for his influential arguments for

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Descartes Latinized Renatus adjectival form Cartesian March February was a French philosopher , mathematician , 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 years of his life in