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The Passions of the Soul

France · Humanities / Philosophy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1649

Rene Descartes1649

Paris · Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes publishes The Passions of the Soul, his major study of emotion and moral psychology.

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Rene Descartes

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