I doubt; Therefore, I think Therefore, I am. I see; I take in the colours around me. The patterns, the lights, the rainbows. I see the night and the… - René Descartes

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I doubt;
Therefore, I think
Therefore, I am.

I see;
I take in the colours around me.
The patterns, the lights, the rainbows.
I see the night and the stars that glow.

I dream;
Therefore, I think.
Therefore, I am.

I smell;
The perfumes, the roses.
The stench, the rotten and the putrid.
The aromas and delicacies;
Cooking.

I inhale;
The green, the forest, the trees.
Therefore, I think.
Therefore, I am.

I hear;
The noises. The people, the cheer.
The wails, the screams, the tears.
The rejoicing.
The laughter, and happiness.

I listen;
Therefore, I think.
Therefore, I am.

I taste;
The sweetness, the fire.
The treats, and savoury delights.
The burnt, the spoilt and the tasteless.
The sourness and the bitterness.

I eat;
Therefore, I think.
Therefore, I am.

I speak;
Short messages. Long speeches.
Quiet whispers. Bellowing noises.

I scream;
Therefore, I think,
Therefore, I am.

I feel;
The despair.
The anguish, the fear.
The pricks, the cuts, the injuries.
The joy. The pride. The seething.
The envy, greed, and jealousy.
The cold, the heat and the shivering.
The pain, the sickness, the ageing.

I die;
Therefore, I lived.
Therefore, I was.

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About René Descartes

René Descartes (March 31, 1596 – February 11, 1650) was a highly influential French philosopher, mathematician, physicist and writer. He is known for his influential arguments for substance dualism, where mind and body are considered to have distinct essences, one being characterized by thought, the other by spatial extension. He has been dubbed the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and the "Father of Modern Mathematics." He is also known as Cartesius.

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Alternative Names: Descartes Cartesius Renatus Cartesius Renė Dekartas
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Είμαι, λοιπόν, εγώ ένα σκεπτόμενο πράγμα, δηλαδή ένα πράγμα που αμφιβάλλει, συμφώνει, αρνείται, αντιλαμβάνεται με το πνεύμα (αν και, προς το παρόν, πολύ λίγα), αγνοεί (σίγουρα ακόμα πολλά), θέλει, δεν θέλει, και ακόμα φαντάζεται και αντιλαμβάνεται (γιατί, όπως έχω ήδη παρατηρήσει, παρότι τα πράγματα που φαντάζομαι και αισθάνομαι ίσως να μην υπάρχουν έξω από εμένα, είμαι βέβαιος ότι αυτά τα είδη σκέψης που αποκαλώ φαντασιώσεις και αισθήματα, μόνο ως είδη σκέψης, βρίσκονται μέσα μου).

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