I have always held that the two questions, God and the Soul, were the chief of those which ought to be demonstrated by the help of philosophy rather than of theology.
Cogito ergo sum
Meditations on First Philosophy, Dedicatory Letter to the Sorbonne
1641
Found in 1 providers: grok
Cross Reference
1 source
"To conquer myself rather than fortune, and to change my desires rather than the order of the world."
Strange & Unusual"I have never found anything in the works of the ancient philosophers that compares to the certainty I have found in mathematics."
Shocking"I have never made any discoveries that were not based on the certainty of mathematics."
Shocking"The long chains of simple and easy reasonings by means of which geometers are accustomed to reach the conclusions of their most difficult demonstrations, had led me to imagine that all things, the kno…"
Strange & Unusual"I should know better than to believe that everything I perceive through my senses is true."
ControversialPremium quality, printed on demand. Ships worldwide.
Don't see what you're looking for? Email us for custom products
