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Cogito Ergo Sum

In Our Time

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Descartes' Unconventional Education and Intellectual Environment

Explore Descartes' life, from his fragile health and unique education at a Jesuit school to his decision to join the army for travel. Learn about his vivid mental episodes and breakdown post-school, set against the backdrop of a scholastic and Aristotelian intellectual environment.

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