According to Descartes, I think therefore I am (cogito ergo sum). What the hell does that mean? I am what? If I think I'm a baboon, then I am a baboon? Why is this phrase being quoted everywhere although it bears so little significance?
Or is there like something else behind the phrase?
2007-02-11 08:29:23 · 4 answers · asked by hakunamatata 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The answers here are good...unfortunately some people like to use these words in religious debates, taking them totally out of context. Then people start believing they have the ability to create themselves in the image of something else.
2007-02-15 08:14:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jalapinomex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Change the final "I am" into "I exist and have a place here (wherever you are)" that will help you to see its beauty.
The delight in the phrase is that it is so succinct.
He says so much so clearly and well in three words. Look at me! Took me three paragraphs
2007-02-11 09:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's saying that if you have the ability to think, than you can confirm the fact that you, and your conciousness, exist.
2007-02-11 08:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by booda2009 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The ability to think, is what it is.
2007-02-11 08:33:21 · answer #4 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋