Explain russells criticism

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In 1945, the great British philosopher, Bertrand Russell criticized Descartes 'Cogito' argument by saying:

Descartes's indubitable facts are his own thoughts-using "thought" in the widest possible sense. "I think" is his ultimate premiss. Here the word "I" is really illegitimate; he ought to state his ultimate premiss in the form "there are thoughts." The word "I" is grammatically convenient, but does not describe a datum.... He nowhere proves that thoughts need a thinker, nor is there reason to believe this except in a grammatical sense.

Explain Russell's criticism. Next, evaluate it. Do you agree or disagree with Russell and why?

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