Descartes' motivations in developing the official dualist viewpoint did not include a desire to:
A) found a new theory of the universe.
B) extend mathematics to the realm of the physical.
C) find a place in the material world for immaterial mind.
D) confirm Scholastic doctrine.
E) demonstrate the possibility of immortality.

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Descartes' motivations were to break away from the Scholastic doctrine and create a new philosophy based on reason and personal experience, rather than blindly following established ideas.

Descartes' Motivations in Developing the Official Dualist Viewpoint Did Not