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In the Meditations, Descartes phrases the conclusion of the argument as "that the proposition, I am, I exist, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind" (Meditation II).
12 mar 2024 · As far as famous philosophical quotes go, René Descartes’s cogito ergo sum —often translated into English as “I think therefore I am”—is up there with Socrates ’s “the unexamined life is not...
17th-century philosopher Descartes’ exultant declaration — “I think, therefore I am” — is his defining philosophical statement. This article explores its meaning, significance, and how it altered the course of philosophy forever.
The formula there occurs early in the Second Meditation in the context of an effort to find an indubitable truth: “So after considering everything very thoroughly, I must finally conclude that this proposition, I am, I exist [Ego sum, ego existo], is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind ” (AT VII 25, CSM ...
Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the Sciences (French: Discours de la Méthode pour bien conduire sa raison, et chercher la vérité dans les sciences) is a philosophical and autobiographical treatise published by René Descartes in 1637. It is best known as the source of the famous quotation ...
In the Meditations, Descartes phrases the conclusion of the argument as "that the proposition, I am, I exist, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind" (Meditation II).
For Kierkegaard, Descartes is merely "developing the content of a concept", namely that the "I", which already exists, thinks. Kierkegaard argues that the value of the cogito is not its logical argument, but its psychological appeal: a thought must have something that exists to think the thought.
