cogito, ergo sum

American  

[koh-gi-toh er-goh soom, koj-i-toh ur-goh suhm, er-goh] / ˈkoʊ gɪˌtoʊ ˈɛr goʊ ˈsʊm, ˈkɒdʒ ɪˌtoʊ ˈɜr goʊ ˈsʌm, ˈɛr goʊ /

Latin.

1. I think, therefore I am (stated by Descartes as the first principle in resolving universal doubt).

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cogito, ergo sum British  

/ ˈkɒɡɪˌtəʊ ˈɜːɡəʊ ˈsʊm /

1. I think, therefore I am; the basis of Descartes' philosophy

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Example Sentences

Let’s give the last word, plus one of mine, to the famous phrase of French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes: “Cogito ergo sum ridens” — “I think, therefore I am laughing.”

From Los Angeles Times

The French Enlightenment philosopher René Descartes famously observed that every self-aware being is able to declare, figuratively if not literally, the Latin statement "Cogito ergo sum" — that is, "I think therefore I am."

From Salon

Cogito ergo sum // "I think, therefore I am"

From Salon

René Descartes summed this up in his famous phrase: cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.

From The Guardian

The great French thinker René Descartes, trying to pin down the one thing that he could absolutely and certainly call his own, lighted upon his famous cornerstone proposition: cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am.

From The Guardian