Rene Descartes and His Contributions
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What is René Descartes widely regarded as?

  • The father of modern philosophy (correct)
  • An influential politician
  • A famous scientist
  • A leading mathematician

    • What did Descartes develop based on mechanistic principles?

  • A new language
  • A new science (correct)
  • A new art form
  • A new religion

    • What famous statement is René Descartes known for creating?

  • Eureka (I found it)
  • Veni, vidi, vici (I came, I saw, I conquered)
  • Carpe diem (Seize the day)
  • Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am) (correct)

    • What field did Descartes pioneer that is a means of representing and solving algebraic and geometric problems geometrically?

    <p>Analytic geometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What arose from Descartes' metaphysical dualism?

    <p>The modern mind-body issue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Descartes use in his Meditations to reassert human knowledge of the self, God, and the external universe?

    <p>Cogito, ergo sum (I think, therefore I am)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Descartes' meticulous skepticism give rise to?

    <p>The modern problem of other minds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Descartes develop based on an original form of mind-body dualism?

    <p>A new metaphysics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Descartes pioneer that is a means of solving algebraic and geometric problems geometrically?

    <p>Analytic geometry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Descartes also remembered as?

    <p>A brilliant mathematician</p> Signup and view all the answers

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