If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.
René Descartes Quotes
It is only prudent never to place complete confidence in that by which we have even once been deceived.
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| Birth: | 31st March, 1596 |
| Death: | 11th February, 1950 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Mathematician, Philosopher, Writer |
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René Descartes was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who spent most of his adult life in the Dutch Republic. He has been dubbed the 'Father of Modern Philosophy', and much subsequent Western philosophy is a response to his writings, which are studied closely to this day.
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