Descartes, René

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A seventeenth-century French philosopher. He is known for his statement “I think; therefore I am.” Descartes relied on reason to explain the workings of the universe; his ideas are often called “Cartesianism,” after the Latin form of his name.

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How to use Descartes, René in a sentence

She gives no nods to the Humanists, like Montaigne, Francis Bacon, Erasmus, or Descartes.
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Rene is the premier casting agent for Native American actors.
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I know Rene Haynes, the casting director, and I hooked up Alex and Andrew with Rene.
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Instead, we see there is a painfully innocent happiness to Rene about her spiritual “transformation.”
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Rene feels a tremendous amount of guilt that her son is gay.
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Rene le Pays, a French poet, died; well known at court by his miscellanies.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
He was the friend of Descartes, and a philosopher; distinguished for his eloquence and as an author.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The prime fact in philosophy was to him, as to Augustine and Descartes, the certainty of individual consciousness.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
When Charles refused to use Rene's perfumes any longer the wary woman knew at once on whom his suspicions really rested.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac
Rene, the perfumer, is kept under guard in his own house by Solern's equerry, and so are the two witches.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac