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Antoine Léonard Thomas, in a 1765 essay in honor of Descartes presented it as dubito, ergo cogito, ergo sum ("I doubt, therefore I think, therefore I am").
- What is the famous saying of Descartes?
- What was the most famous statement Descartes made?
- What are the variations of cogito ergo sum?
- What is Descartes famous quote that demonstrates how he prioritized the power of thinking?
What is the famous saying of Descartes?
“I think; therefore I am.” “The reading of all good books is like conversation with the finest men of past centuries.” “Cogito ergo sum. (I think, therefore I am.)”
What was the most famous statement Descartes made?
cogito, ergo sum, (Latin: “I think, therefore I am) dictum coined by the French philosopher René Descartes in his Discourse on Method (1637) as a first step in demonstrating the attainability of certain knowledge. It is the only statement to survive the test of his methodic doubt.
What are the variations of cogito ergo sum?
However, the Latin version from Principia Philosophiae — “Cogito ergo sum” — is better known. The French and Latin versions of the quote have traditionally been translated in English as “I think, therefore I am.” Alternate translations include “I am thinking, therefore I am” and “I am thinking, therefore I exist.”
What is Descartes famous quote that demonstrates how he prioritized the power of thinking?
Descartes argues that there is one clear exception, however: “I think, therefore I am.” He claims to have discovered a belief that is certain and irrefutable. Perhaps there is no saying more famous in philosophy than this phrase, often known as the “Cogito” after its Latin phrasing, cogito ergo sum.
