cogito, ergo sum
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René Descartes summed this up in his famous phrase: cogito ergo sum – I think, therefore I am.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2018
This is the idea behind Descartes’ bumper-sticker statement, cogito ergo sum.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2013
They begin with cogito ergo sum, and they rely not on seduction but sophistry, not on rolled-down beds but revved-up minds, not on fervid matings but frenetic misunderstandings.
From Time Magazine Archive
By the existential act of rejecting cogito, ergo sum for sum, ergo sum, they have taken on, willy-nilly, a vast commitment toward a kindlier, more equitable society.
From Time Magazine Archive
The next year Descartes formulated his famous doctrine cogito ergo sum, ‘I think therefore I am’; consequently, there is something, one thing, I know for certain.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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