![]() ![]() At some point in the chain, the belief of an “I” pops up. For Sartre, there is first thought, and then consciousness of that thought, and then consciousness of that consciousness of that thought, etc. For there to be an “I,” doesn’t thought already have to have taken place? Maybe we should say “it thinks” in the same way we say “it rains,” and say that the idea of “I” only comes after this thinking.ĭiving down the rabbit hole, Sartre posited the existence of multiple different types of consciousness in Transcendence of the Ego. David Hume and Immanuel Kant questioned the “I” in I think, therefore I am. However, since Descartes, doubt has expanded. The Frenchman's theory-if I am thinking, I must also be existing-is foundational to modern philosophy. For Descartes, the Cogito formed the foundation of all other knowledge: in the depths of Meditations, as he doubts everything, the Cogito is the one truth of which Descartes is sure. ![]() The phrase "I think, therefore I am" or " Cogito ergo sum" might make Descartes the most-quoted philosopher of the last 400 years. ![]()
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