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Cogito

Origin: Latin • Associated with: René Descartes • Epistemology

Definition

Descartes' famous argument: "I think, therefore I am" (Cogito ergo sum) - the one certainty that survives radical doubt.

Explanation

The cogito emerges from Descartes' method of doubt. Even if an evil demon deceives us about everything, the very act of doubting proves that a thinking thing exists. The cogito became the foundation of modern philosophy and the paradigm of certain knowledge.

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