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Who was Descartes and what was his contribution to Cartesian dualism?
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René Descartes was a French philosopher who was born in 1596. He is known for his work on the foundations of mathematics and philosophy. He is most famous for his work “Discourse on Method” in which he laid out his views on how to think clearly and rationally. He also developed a theory of mind called “cogito ergo sum” or “I think, therefore I am.”