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Descartes thought the pineal gland was the seat of the soul – and some people still do
Smack bang in the middle of your brain sits a tiny structure called the pineal gland, which has puzzled neuroscientists and ...
The French polymath René Descartes (1596-1650) lived after the Renaissance, but he personified that age's interest in mathematics, philosophy, art, and the nature of humanity. He made numerous ...
1637: Descartes publishes his Discourse on the Method for Guiding One's Reason and Searching for Truth in the Sciences, the source of the famous quote, "I think, therefore I am." He outlines his rules ...
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