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Descartes’ concept on pineal gland: recent views and mathematical appreciation. (English) Zbl 1200.01011

This paper is devoted to the study of the contribution of René Descartes on the concept of pineal gland. The author is interested not only in a mathematical point of view, but also in several philosophical remarks on Descartes’ scientific contributions.

MSC:

01A45 History of mathematics in the 17th century
00A30 Philosophy of mathematics
92-03 History of biology

Biographic References:

Descartes, René
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