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Which one of the following modern philosophers conceptualised-"Phitlosophy as a whole is like a tree whose roots are metaphysics, whose trunk is physics and whose branches, which issue from this trunk, are all the other sciences"?

Which one of the following modern philosophers conceptualised-"Phitlosophy as a whole is like a tree whose roots are metaphysics, whose trunk is physics and whose branches, which issue from this trunk, are all the other sciences"? Correct Answer Descartes

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Conclusions :
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II. All leaves are branches.
III. All flowers are branches.
IV. Some leaves are branches.
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