I think, therefore I am.
Cogito, ergo sum.

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René Descartes
French philosopher-mathematician born in 1596 who launched modern thought with "I think, therefore I am." His methodical doubt rebuilt knowledge on certainty, while his coordinate system fused geometry and algebra.
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Source: 哲学原理 第一部 第7項 (Principia Philosophiae, 1644)Verified
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