Descartes (mar 31, 1596 – feb 11, 1650)
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Descartes believed in rationalism and that humans could understand the world through rational thought. He thought that arguments should be well-founded, like a mathematical proof, and advocated deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is the process of using self-evident truths to answer complicated questions.
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EURO TIMELINE midterm
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