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The beginning of modern philosophy was a phenomenal achievement brought on by Rene Descartes. He changed the history of philosophy and the new ideas he presented were revolutionary. It would be impossible to go back to pre-Cartesian philosophy after the changes he made and the introduction of modern philosophy. Descartes’ desire to start philosophy from scratch, from an undeniable foundation, was the beginning of foundationalism. The doubt Descartes had was the test that everything must survive to be real. The senses are easily deceived therefore something more reliable must be the determiner of what is real.
Rene Descartes was born in 1596, in La Haye, a town of Touraine, France. Descartes was born into a noble family with a Roman Catholic background. At age ten, Descartes started to attend classes at the Royal Jesuit college of La Fleche. A nine year course of studies in humanities, theology and philosophy included classes on morals, logic, mathematics, metaphysics and......

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