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René Descartes:

a. was an empiricist.
b. introduced the idea of associationism.
c. claimed that a newborn's mind was a blank slate.
d. believed in dualism.

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Letter D is the correct answer.

Also known as the father of modern philosophy, René Descartes was a well-known philosopher, scientist and mathematician from France. He strongly believed in dualism (cartesian or substance dualism). According to him, the mind was distinct from the body and the one that could exert control over the brain through the pineal gland.

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