Method consists entirely in properly ordering and arranging the things to which we should pay attention. - René Descartes

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Method consists entirely in properly ordering and arranging the things to which we should pay attention.

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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 Renė Dekartas
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[About Pierre de Fermat] It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my part, however, I have always been taught to take a broad overview of things, in order to be able to deduce from them general rules, which might be applicable elsewhere.

Cuando la conciencia del individuo queda reducida a reflejar la conciencia colectiva del grupo social, el pensamiento se hace siervo de los dogmas colectivos; el hombre se recluye en el organismo superior de la nación o clase, y el concepto de lo humano se disuelve

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