Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A play on Descartes' 'I think therefore I am', repeated for emphasis.
- In plain terms
- I think I think so I am.
- What can you take from it?
- Self-awareness confirms existence.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does thinking prove you exist?
- What is self-awareness?
Another view
It mocks philosophical certainty.
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