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Authors René Descartes
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The World, also called Treatise on the Light, is a book by René Descartes. Written between 1629 and 1633, it contains a nearly complete version of his philosophy, from method, to metaphysics, to physics and biology. Descartes espoused mechanical philosophy, a form of natural philosophy popular in the 17th century.

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Netflix subscriptions picked up in The Third quarter of 2021 as non-English language shows continued to be the streaming Platform 's best performers.

The US firm added 4. 4 million users in the three months to 30 September, More Than double the previous quarter.

Korean TV series Squid Game was its biggest hit, watched by 142 million households in its first four weeks.

It Comes as some Netflix staff prepare to walk out on Wednesday amid a backlash over comedian Dave Chappelle .

They accuse The Star of mocking Transgender People in his latest Netflix special, but The Firm has not taken it down.

The strong performance for Netflix follows a sluggish start to 2021, when the surging demand for streaming early on the pandemic petered out.

The US firm - which is The World 's largest streaming Platform - Now expects to add some 8. 5 million new subscribers in The Fourth quarter, above analysts' expectations.

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The dystopian Show - which tells The Story of a group of people forced to play deadly children's games for money - has become a viral sensation and dethroned period drama Bridgerton as Netflix's most popular Show to Date .

, the Korean series is thought to be worth some $900m to the streaming giant, after costing $21. 4m to make.

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" We Are Now producing local TV and film in approximately 45 countries and have built deep relationships with creative communities around The World , "

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In one skit, Mr Chappelle, who is black, says: " In Our Country you can shoot and kill [a Black Man ], but you'd better not hurt a gay person's feelings. "

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" We want The Company to adopt measures in the areas of content investment, employee relations and safety, and harm reduction, all of which are necessary to avoid future instances of platforming transphobia and hate speech, " they said in a statement.

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But he added: " With 'The Closer ', we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real world harm (such as further marginalising already marginalised groups, hate, violence etc).

" While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn't directly translate to real-world harm. "



Source of news: bbc.com

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