And let him do his best at deception, he will never bring it about that I am nothing so long as I shall think that I am something. - René Descartes

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And let him do his best at deception, he will never bring it about that I am nothing so long as I shall think that I am something.

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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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Let whoever can do so deceive me, he will never bring it about that I am nothing, so long as I continue to think I am something.

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