'''Rene Descartes''' (1596-1650) is known as the father of modern philosophy. He is most famous for his statement, "I think therefore I am" (in Latin, "Cogito, ergo sum"). A brilliant mathematician as well as a philosopher, Descartes viewed the mind as being in an unchallengable state very different from the body. | '''Rene Descartes''' (1596-1650) is known as the father of modern philosophy. He is most famous for his statement, "I think therefore I am" (in Latin, "Cogito, ergo sum"). A brilliant mathematician as well as a philosopher, Descartes viewed the mind as being in an unchallengable state very different from the body. |