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How much do you know about René Descartes? [quiz]

This August, the OUP Philosophy team honors René Descartes (1596–1650) as their Philosopher of the Month. Called “The Father of Modern Philosophy” by Hegel, Descartes led the seventeenth-century European intellectual revolution which laid down the philosophical foundations for the modern scientific age. His philosophical masterpiece, the Meditations on First Philosophy, appeared in Latin in 1641, and his Principles of Philosophy, a comprehensive statement of his philosophical and scientific theories, also in Latin, in 1644.

But how much do you really know about Descartes? Test your knowledge with our quiz below.

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Featured image: Château d’Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire, France. Photo by Jean-Christophe BENOIST. CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.  

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