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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).
The most serious debate about formulation concerns inference. Versions of the cogito appear in each of Descartes’ three main published philosophical works. The “canonical” formulation (as I shall call it) includes an explicit inference – “I am thinking, therefore [ergo] I exist.”.
"Cogito, ergo sum" (Latin: "I am thinking, therefore I exist," or traditionally "I think, therefore I am") is a philosophical phrase by René Descartes, and it is a translation of Descartes' original French statement: "Je pense, donc je suis," which occurs in his Discourse on Method (1637).
3 gru 1997 · Edwin Curley helpfully notes that Descartes “consistently blurs the distinction between inferences and propositions by referring to the whole formula ‘I think, therefore I am’ as a truth, a first principle, a proposition, and a conclusion” (1978, 79).
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.
4 paź 2023 · In conclusion, Descartes’ Cogito, “I think, therefore I am,” is a philosophical jewel that highlights the certainty of one’s existence through the act of thinking.
22 gru 2003 · The traditional formulation of the Cogito—‘I think therefore I am ‘—is structured like an argument with a premise (I think) an operator (therefore) and a conclusion (I am). For it to be a correct syllogism, however, Descartes needs to introduce another premise: “everything that thinks exists”.
