cogito, ergo sum

[ koh-gi-toh er-goh soom; English koj-i-toh ur-goh suhm, er-goh ]

Latin.

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

cogito, ergo sum

/ ˈkɒɡɪˌtəʊ ˈɜːɡəʊ ˈsʊm /

(no translation)

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

Example Sentences

The great word of deliverance to the modern mind, the "cogito ergo sum," had not yet been spoken.

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West-European Jewry may say of itself, without presumption: Cogito ergo sum.

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The formula: "cogito ergo sum" has been admired for hundreds of years.

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Cogito ergo sum had been shown by Hume to involve an illicit process of reasoning.

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Your cogito ergo sum, for example, will not go down in the spiritual world.

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