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Khan Academy: Early Modern: Descartes' Cogito Argument

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I think, therefore I am' - almost everyone has heard of Rene Descartes' famous cogito argument. But what is this argument about? What does it show, and why are so many philosophers excited about it - even today, more than 350 years after Descartes first presented this argument? [9:57]

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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