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Descartes, Rene

Descartes, Rene

French mathematician, philosopher, and physiologist, who wrote the first systematic account of the mind/body relationship and is known for coining the philosophical proof of consciousness cogito, ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am.").


Articles on KurzweilAI.net that refer to Descartes, Rene

The Age of Spiritual Machines: Timeline By Ray Kurzweil
The Age of Intelligent Machines, Chapter Two: Philosophical Roots By Ray Kurzweil
Chapter 3: Organism and Machine By Michael Denton

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