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6. What is Descartes' full name?

  • John Descartes
  • David Descartes
  • René Descartes
  • Immanuel Descartes

7. In which Meditation does Descartes propose his Trademark Argument?

  • Meditation I: Concerning Those Things That Can Be Called into Doubt
  • Meditation IV: Concerning the True and the False
  • Meditation V: Concerning the Essence of Material Things, and Again Concerning God, That He Exists
  • Meditation III: Concerning God, That He Exists
  • Meditation VI: Concerning the Existence of Material Things, and the Real Distinction between Mind and Body
  • Meditation II: Concerning the Nature of the Human Mind: That It Is Better Known Than the Body

8. What is 'I think, there for I am' in Latin?

  • Cog sum go
  • Ergo cogito summa
  • Cogito ergo sum
  • Cogrea suma ama

9. When was he born?

  • c. 1066
  • 7 May 1711
  • 31 March 1596
  • c. 1422

10. As well as a philosopher, Descartes was also a...

  • Mathematician
  • Cartographer
  • Teacher