Descartes
OriginFrance
Era1596
SchoolRationalism
About Descartes
Cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am, is the most famous line in philosophy. Invented analytic geometry, the coordinate system bears his name. Doubted everything that could possibly be doubted to find certainty. The mind-body dualism he proposed remains debated. Died in Sweden from pneumonia after tutoring Queen Christina.