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René Descartes
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René Descartes | |
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| Born | 31 March 1596 La Haye en Touraine, France |
| Died | 11 February 1650 (aged 53) Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Main interests | Epistemology, metaphysics, mathematics, physics, cosmology, ethics |
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