Cogito ergo sum

Origin and Meaning of "Cogito ergo sum"
The famous Latin phrase "Cogito ergo sum" is often discussed in philosophy class at schools and in colleges.

The phrase was coined by Rene Descartes, a famous 17th century French philosopher and physicist as a first step in demonstrating the attainability of certain knowledge. The Latin phrase "cogito ergo sum" can be defined as a philosophical proposition by Rene Descartes. A variant of this quote is "I think therefore I exist."

Rene Descartes has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics." Descartes is also known as Cartesius as the Latinized form of his name is Renatus Cartesius.

Cogito ergo sum and Cartesian doubt
The Cartesian doubt is a form of methodological skepticism associated with the methods and writings of Rene Descartes (aka Cartesius).

Cartesian doubt is a systematic process of being skeptical about the truth of one's own beliefs. This has since become a characteristic method in philosophy.

The attempt by Rene Descartes to apply the method of doubt to the existence of himself generated the proof of his famous saying, "Cogito ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am). Rene Descartes tried to doubt his own existence, but found that even his doubting showed that he existed, since he could not doubt if he did not exist.

Cogito ergo sum

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