Quote by: Rene Descartes

Whence then come my errors? They come from the sole fact that since the will is much wider in its range and compass than the understanding, I do not restrain it within the same bounds, but extend it also to things which I do not understand: and as the will is of itself indifferent to these, it easily falls into error and sin, and chooses the evil for the good, or the false for the true.


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  • NameRene Descartes
  • DescriptionFrench philosopher
  • AliasesDescartes; Rene Descartes
  • BornMarch 31, 1596
  • DiedFebruary 11, 1650
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Mathematician; Musicologist; Physicist; Astronomer; Writer; Music Theorist; Actor