1. Descartes, Father of Modern Philosophy
... . The intermingling of mind and body or res extended (extended substance) and res cogitan (thinking substance) displays Descartes" ideas of a "genuine human being." Descartes is known as the father of modern philosophy; Descartes" realized that one could not analyze a problem simply on the common sense level ... dogma of the Catholic Church. Scholasticism allied with severs punishment for heresy-prevented rationalization outside of religion. Descartes was the first to bring philosophy to its "renaissance." He requested the reality of everything, including God. Though he was a devout Cath...
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