Rene Descartes was a rationalist philosopher who believed that knowledge came from reason, logic and mathematics rather than experience. He viewed the world and living things as operating like machines. Descartes was a dualist, believing that the mind and body were distinct - the mind had a spiritual, non-physical element of consciousness while the body was physical. This led to the mind-body problem of how something non-physical like thinking can affect something physical like the body.

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2. RationalismKnowledge through reason, logic and math.All things and mind exist in a comon space.Matter is in space, this leads to phisics Reason gives a meaning tothings through interpretation. “I think, therefore I exist”

3. MechanismDescartes though the the world and life can be study because they work like a machine.Example: how a knee works.

4. DualismMind and BodyOur mind is more than just our brain, it has a spiritual dimension, non-material that includes consciousness.Mind-body problem: how can something that has no matter like thinking affects something physical like the body.Like the idea of the “soul”

5. Bibliographyhttp://www.spaceandmotion.com/Philosophy-Rene-Descartes-Philosopher.htmhttp://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/writing/mind-top.html