René Descartes defined the concept of thought (pensée) as reflexive consciousness or self-awareness in his 1640 work, Principles of Philosophy.

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• Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• self-awareness concept
• René Descartes entity
• thought concept