Thinker Descartes Crossword Clue

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Thinker Descartes Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

THINKER (noun)
1. an important intellectual
2. someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision)
DESCARTES (noun)
1. French philosopher and mathematician; developed dualistic theory of mind and matter; introduced the use of coordinates to locate a point in two or three dimensions (1596-1650)

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