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Metodin esitys / Mielenliikutuksien tutkistelu. Metafyysillisiä mietelmiä.

By René Descartes
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A compilation presents a systematic method for attaining clear and distinct knowledge through disciplined doubt and analytic rules, follows with metaphysical meditations arguing for the reality of the thinking self, the existence of a guarantor of truth, and the separation of mind and body, and includes a treatise examining human passions that analyzes their physiological origins, psychological dynamics, and moral effects while offering practical maxims and suggestions for scientific and ethical conduct.

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René Descartes

René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, widely regarded as a foundational figure in modern Western philosophy. He is best known for his work "Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences," where he introduces his famous dictum "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). Descartes' contributions to mathematics include the development of Cartesian coordinates, which laid the groundwork for analytical geometry. His philosophical inquiries into the nature of existence, knowledge, and the relationship between mind and body have had a lasting impact on various fields, influencing both philosophy and science.

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