It is enough that I can understand one thing, clearly and distinctly, without another in order to be certain that one thing is distinct from the othe… - René Descartes

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It is enough that I can understand one thing, clearly and distinctly, without another in order to be certain that one thing is distinct from the other.

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About René Descartes

René Descartes (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650) was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and writer. He is known for his influential arguments for substance dualism, where mind and body are considered to have distinct essences, one being characterized by thought, the other by spatial extension. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics." He is also known as Cartesius.

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Alternative Names: Descartes Cartesius Renatus Cartesius
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Πράγματι, δεν αρκεί να διαθέτουμε ισχυρό πνέυμα: σημασία έχει να ξέρουμε να το χρησιμοποιούμε σωστά. Τα μεγαλύτερα πνεύματα μπορεί να έχουν τα σοβαρότερα ελαττώματα όπως και τις σπουδαιότερες αρετές, και εκείνοι που προχωρούν πολύ αργά, αν ακολουθούν πάντα τον σωστό δρόμο, μπορούν να διανύσουν μια διαδρομή πολύ μεγαλύτερη απ' ό,τι εκείνοι που τρέχουν, όμως απομακρύνονται από αυτόν.

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Zira bilimlerin hepsi insan bilgeliğinden (humana sapientia) başka bir şey değildir ve nasıl ki şeylerin çeşit çeşit olması, onları aydınlatan güneşin doğasında bir fark yaratmıyorsa, akıl da ne kadar farklı konuyla ilgilenirse ilgilensin hep bir ve aynı kalır. Dolayısıyla insan aklının herhangi bir sınırlamaya ihtiyacı yoktur. Bir doğrunun bilinmesi, bir sanatı edinmenin bir diğerini edinmeyi engellemesi gibi değildir; başka bir doğrunun bilinmesine engel olmasının aksine bu konuda bize yardımcı bile olur.

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