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

Example Sentences

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."

From Salon

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

From Salon

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 Literature

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

From The Guardian

The great French thinker René Descartes, trying to pin down the one thing that he could absolutely and certainly call his own, lighted upon his famous cornerstone proposition: cogito ergo sum, I think therefore I am.

From The Guardian