Descartes and the Enlightenment
β Peter A. Schouls
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1989
π McGill-Queenβs University Press
π English
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Desmaps, René, -- 1596-1650 -- Influence;Desmaps, René, -- 1596-1650;Enlightenment;Philosophy, French -- 18th century;Philosophie française -- 18e siècle;Siècle des lumières;Influence (Literary, artistic, etc );Intellectual life;Philosophy, French;France -- Intellectual life -- 18th century;France -- Vie intellectuelle -- 18e siècle;France
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