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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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.”

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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."

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

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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.

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

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