Good sense is the most evenly distributed thing in the world; for everyone believes himself to be so well provided with it that even those who are th… - René Descartes

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Good sense is the most evenly distributed thing in the world; for everyone believes himself to be so well provided with it that even those who are the hardest to please in every other way do not usually want more of it than they already have.

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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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Ο πρώτος είναι να μη δέχομαι τίποτα ως αληθινό αν δεν γνωρίζω ότι είναι τεκμηριωμένο: να αποφεύγω, δηλαδή, προσεκτικά τη βιασύνη και τις προκαταλήψεις και να μην υιοθετώ ως δική μου κρίση τίποτα που να μην εμφανίζεται στο μυαλό μου με τρόπο τόσο σαφή και διακριτό ώστε να μην έχω κανέναν λόγο να το αμφισβητήσω.

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