Descartes

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Plutarch
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Galileo_Galilei
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Cartesianism
rationalism
gptkbp:born March 31, 1596
gptkbp:contribution Cartesian coordinate system
analytical geometry
method of doubt
gptkbp:died February 11, 1650
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Poitiers
gptkb:University_of_Utrecht
gptkbp:famous_quote I think, therefore I am.
Cogito, ergo sum.
Doubt is the origin of wisdom.
The mind is the seat of consciousness.
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:science
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:René_Descartes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Descartes
gptkbp:influence scientific method
metaphysics
rationalism
epistemology
modern philosophy
philosophical skepticism
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkb:Gottfried_Wilhelm_Leibniz
gptkbp:influenced_by Scholasticism
Renaissance humanism
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:philosopher
Cartesian coordinate system
analytical geometry
gptkbp:legacy influence on mathematics
influence on science
influence on psychology
influence on cognitive science
founder of modern philosophy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:Mind-body_dualism
Cogito, ergo sum
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Discourse_on_the_Method
gptkb:Meditations_on_First_Philosophy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Deventer
gptkb:Amsterdam
gptkb:Stockholm