René Descartes (1596–1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, the founder of modern Western philosophy. His Cogito ergo sum ('I think, therefore I am') and mind-body dualism became foundational to modern thought.
Founded modern Western philosophy; established methodological skepticism and mind-body dualism; invented analytical geometry.
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