'I think, therefore I am' [Illustrated]

If you’re familiar with the history of Philosophy, you will have probably heard of a French philosopher called ‘René Descartes’. In fact, if you’re a student of mathematics too, then the name may also ring a bell. But even if you’ve never come across him before, I suspect that most of you would have heard of his famous dictum: ‘I think therefore I am’, or in its Latin: 'Cogito Ergo Sum'. But what exactly does it mean? I hope you enjoy this video essay explaining it!

Here are the links to the texts used in the video:

Meditations and Other Metaphysical Writings - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Meditations-Metaphysical-Writings-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140447016/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=descartes&qid=1562928963&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Faust: A Tragedy In Two Parts & The Urfaust - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faust-Tragedy-Wordsworth-Classics-Literature/dp/1840221151/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=faust&qid=1562929009&s=gateway&sr=8-2
The Magician's Nephew - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magicians-Nephew-Chronicles-Narnia-Lewis/dp/0007323131/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=magicians+nephew&qid=1562929038&s=gateway&sr=8-1
The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Tales-Poems-Edgar-Allan/dp/1937994430/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=edgar+allan+poe+poems&qid=1562929067&s=gateway&sr=8-1
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Writings-Emerson-Library-Classics/dp/0679783229/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=emerson+essays&qid=1562929084&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Emma - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emma-Penguin-Classics-Jane-Austen/dp/0141439580/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=emma+austen&qid=1562929109&s=gateway&sr=8-2

- Miles

[Music - August Wilhelmsson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S23g0O3Tvfc ]

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