René Descartes asserted that
a. humans cannot understand the nature of the real world.
b. the heart is the seat of thought and emotion.
c. the brain acts to cool the passions of the heart.
d. animals are mechanical creatures controlled by environmental stimuli.
e. the mind is an emergent property of the brain.
Answer: d. animals are mechanical creatures controlled by environmental stimuli.
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