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Hugo on feeding the mind through books, Descartes on feeding the body to support the mind.
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Showing posts with label rené descartes. Show all posts
29 July 2026
Window Wednesday
19 October 2019
Cartesian
The tomb of revered French philosopher, scientist and mathematician René Descartes (1596-1650) in l'Église Saint Germain des Prés, once part of an abbey and Paris' oldest church.
10 July 2015
"I think, therefore I am"
René Descartes (1596-1650), considered The Father of Modern Philosophy, is entombed in a wall here.
Once part of a Benedictine abbey dating to the 5th century A.D., l'Église Saint-Germain-des-Prés now stands alone, and is known as the oldest church in Paris.
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