René Descartes (1596–1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, widely regarded as one of the founding figures of modern Western philosophy.

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Portrait of René Descartes
. Aubert, engraving after Franz Hals, 1644; Wellcome Library, London, L0012588. CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Source.
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