Origin and Nature of Descartes’ First Principle of Philosophy

Discuss the origin and nature of Descartes’ first principle of philosophy.

Explain the origin and nature of Descartes’ first principle of philosophy, “I think; therefore I am.” By origin, it meant how he arrived at the principle. Compare and contrast this principle to the characterization of thinking. Identify the logical inference and a rationalistic view of being and is reflected in varying degrees in the ideas of philosophers of different generations.