What is the origin of the phrase "I think, therefore I Am" ?

Question

What is the origin of the phrase "I think, therefore I Am" ?

Answer 1

I think Decartes said it.

Answer 2

There you go.

Rene' Descartes' most famous statement is: Cogito ergo sum (French: Je pense, donc je suis; English: I think, therefore I am; or better, I am thinking, therefore I exist), found in §7 of part I of Principles of Philosophy (Latin) and in part IV of Discourse on the Method (French).

Just to add this: d**n the person above got the same answer as me???

Answer 3

The French philosopher Descartes stated this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_D...

Answer 4

Rene Descartes said this in his philosophical classic, "Discourse On The Method" written in 1637.  Here is a link to the chapter it appears in.

http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_ht...

more info here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_o...

Answer 5

seriously dont have an idea soz

Answer 6

Cogito ergo sum

French: Je pense, donc je suis;

English: I think, therefore I am; or better, I am thinking, therefore I exist.

Rene Descartes - found in  part I of Principles of Philosophy (Latin) and in part IV of Discourse on the Method (French).

Answer 7

rene descartes