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-...
Faust: A Tragedy In Two Parts & The Urfaust - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Faust-Traged...
The Magician's Nephew - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magicians-Ne...
The Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Complete-Tal...
The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Wr...
Emma - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Emma-Penguin...

Miles

[Music - August Wilhelmsson -    • Ancient, Desert, Thoughtful Song - No...   ]