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I think therefore i am - Rene Descartes. Anyone care to elaborate.

npadk

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when in my english class i came upon this saying by famous french philosopher rene descartes. Anyone know what it means. It's quite confusing.
 

anjville

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"I think therefore I am," or in Latin is "Cogito Ergo Sum", as far as I read about other's explanation, it talks about one's existence. In Philosophy, it is like asking "Am I something?" or "Do I really exist?"

If one conceives in his mind that he is something and that he is "man", then his conception is true and definitely, he existed.

"I think therefore I am" is another way of saying,"I think I exist."