cogito ergo sum

Education, Philosophy, Politics, Relationships, Religion, Teaching 1 Minute

“I think; therefore, I am.”  Descartes said it long ago.  Plato talked about the shadows on the wall of the cave. Kant talked about the “Ding an sich”.  This little known concept is one of the most powerful in communicating and problem solving.

How does this apply to modern, everyday life?

 

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grandfather, father, husband, teacher, graduate Marquette University with majors in English and history and minors in philosophy and theology, jack of all trades and master of some

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