A philosophical system based on the ideas of René Descartes, emphasizing doubt, reason, and the separation of mind from body.
From Cartesius, the Latinized name of René Descartes, + the suffix '-ism' meaning a system of beliefs or practices.
Descartes' famous phrase 'Cogito, ergo sum' ('I think, therefore I am') became the foundation of Cartesianism and influenced how Western philosophy approached the question of human existence and consciousness.
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