Claude Clerselier
French philosopher
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Claude Clerselier was a French translator and editor who played a role in disseminating the works of the philosopher René Descartes. He translated Descartes's Meditations and Objections and Replies into French. Clerselier also took possession of Descartes's papers after his death, and he selectively published these materials, influencing how Descartes's legacy was perceived. His work contributed to the understanding and spread of Cartesian philosophy in France.1
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