Et nous appellerons ces choses indéfinies plutôt qu'infinies, afin de réserver à Dieu seul le nom d'infini, tant à cause que nous ne remarquons point… - René Descartes

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Et nous appellerons ces choses indéfinies plutôt qu'infinies, afin de réserver à Dieu seul le nom d'infini, tant à cause que nous ne remarquons point de bornes en ses perfections, comme aussi à cause que nous somme très assurés qu'il n'y en peut avoir. Pour ce qui est des autres choses, nous savons qu'elles ne sont pas ainsi absolument parfaites, parce qu'encore que nous y remarquions quelquefois des propriétés qui nous semblent n'avoir point de limites, nous ne laissons pas de connoitre que cela procède du défaut de notre entendement, et non point de leur nature.

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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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