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(Je pense, donc je ne comprend pas pourquoi c'est en latin....)
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:I thought that Descartes originally wrote it in the Latin. But maybe not. Did he first write (say) "Je pense, donc j'existe" or "Je pense, donc je suis"? If so, then why would it have come down to us in Latin rather than French? And, if this really is the case, this should also be explained in the article. I mean, after all, none of Shakespeare's famous phrases are known to us by their Latin translation....[[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:35, 30 December 2007 (CST)
:I thought that Descartes originally wrote it in the Latin. But maybe not. Did he first write (say) "Je pense, donc j'existe" or "Je pense, donc je suis"? If so, then why would it have come down to us in Latin rather than French? And, if this really is the case, this should also be explained in the article. I mean, after all, none of Shakespeare's famous phrases are known to us by their Latin translation....[[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 22:35, 30 December 2007 (CST)
My Philosophy Teacher (who also spoke French) claimed it was "Je pense, donc je suis".--[[User:David Yamakuchi|David Yamakuchi]] 17:44, 18 January 2008 (CST)
My Philosophy Teacher (who also spoke French) claimed it was "Je pense, donc je suis".--[[User:David Yamakuchi|David Yamakuchi]] 17:44, 18 January 2008 (CST)
:Okie, but still unanswered is the question of why it came down to us in the Latin form.... [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 18:08, 18 January 2008 (CST)

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Unfortunately I think, therefore I am reveals a rather counterproductive aspect of radical skepticism. Since part of the conclusion reached is that one can only be absolotely certain of one's own existance, and everything else in the universe is suspect, it makes it rather difficult to state anything at all as a "fact". You just can't really be certain. It might be important to emphasize this more in the article...--David Yamakuchi 22:31, 30 December 2007 (CST)

I thought that Descartes originally wrote it in the Latin. But maybe not. Did he first write (say) "Je pense, donc j'existe" or "Je pense, donc je suis"? If so, then why would it have come down to us in Latin rather than French? And, if this really is the case, this should also be explained in the article. I mean, after all, none of Shakespeare's famous phrases are known to us by their Latin translation....Hayford Peirce 22:35, 30 December 2007 (CST)

My Philosophy Teacher (who also spoke French) claimed it was "Je pense, donc je suis".--David Yamakuchi 17:44, 18 January 2008 (CST)

Okie, but still unanswered is the question of why it came down to us in the Latin form.... Hayford Peirce 18:08, 18 January 2008 (CST)