I think therefore I am - Cogito ergo sum - is a philosophical Latin statement proposed by Rene Descartes
If you can think, you must be. on the other hand, if you are, that doesn't necessarily mean you can think. so you think, therefore you are.
The philosopher who stated "I think therefore I am" is René Descartes. This famous philosophical quote is from his work "Discourse on the Method" published in 1637.
Rene Descartes said: 'I think therefore I am'. It was Voltare, in a moment of sever low self-esteem who said ' You think therefore you are.'
It was Rene Descartes.I think therefore I am (Cognito Ergo Sum).
Rene Descartes "You are therefore I am" was coined by Satish Kumar : child Jain monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist, and educator. It is Similar to René Descartes' famous maxim "I think, therefore, I am." but not the same.
To quote René Descartes: "I think, therefore I am." To exist, think.
I think therefore I am, and since it is I who is thinking then it must be me that I am. the same goes for you, but from a second-party viewpoint i.e. you think therefore you are, and since it is you doing the thinking at that point then it is you who you must be. Because I know that you are thinking that you think and therefore you are, and also that you are you as defined above, I know that I am I and you are you.
"I think, therefore I am" was Descartes. Never heard of this paraphrase. Could be a bit of humour by Paul Brunton.
Rene Descartes said "I think therefore I am."
One definition of reflection is thinking - therefore, reflective writing is written to think over something, to ponder a problem or situation, or to do some deep thinking about oneself.
René Descartes wrote this.The quote translates to "I think, therefore I am".He was a French philosopher and mathematician.
This phrase is a play on Descartes' famous quote, "I think, therefore I am." It suggests that our thoughts and existence are intertwined, implying that the act of thinking proves our existence. Therefore, our thoughts define our reality and sense of self.