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Can we say that "I Think Therefore I Am" was never about "I", or thinking, or "I" doing the thinking?
Strictly speaking, "Cogito ergo sum" simply means:
"The existence of your own mind can never be in doubt."
Item 1) also describes our true knowledge in its entirety.
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What are some good forums or places to discuss original ideas on philosophy? [closed]
I have a substantive new piece on philosophy which I discuss here:
A new theory of Truth
Reddit/Philosophy mods keep banning my posts for reasons they do not wish to disclose.
I also discuss it in ...
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Fundamental Truths in Philosophy [duplicate]
Many years ago I took a philosophy class that covered Descartes. The teacher logically explained to us the "I think Therefore I am" over the course of a week. He also said that it was one of the ...
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Roko's Basilisk as Descartes' evil genius?
I'll try to pose a shortened version of Roko's Basilisk below and then ask about how it relates to Descartes' evil genius:
The idea is that down the line may it be decades or centuries from
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