Cogito ergo sum is *rationalistic* in its *notion/outlook/view

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I'm working on a sentence and I'm not sure whether I am using the right words. This sentence is based on this quote:

"The 16th century philosopher Descartes, however, attempted to create a whole philosophy through pure reason in his Discourse on Method and its succeeding works: he began with the only thing of which he thought he could be certain, that there was an "I" that was thinking - often rendered in the Latin of cogito ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am.)"

Is it correct to say: "Cogito ergo sum is rationalistic* in its *notion/outlook/view"?

Can you please advise me?

Thank you

Clive · Accepted Answer

"The 16th century philosopher Descartes, however, attempted to create a whole philosophy through pure reason in his Discourse on Method and its succeeding works: he began with the only thing of which he thought he could be certain, that there was an "I" that was thinking - often rendered in the Latin of cogito ergo sum ("I think, therefore I am.)"

Is it correct to say: "Cogito ergo sum is rationalistic* in its *notion/outlook/view"?
I would simply say that Cogito ergo sum is axiomatic.

A sentence that involves a colon, a dash and parentheses can usually be written in a clearer way.
Perhaps like this.
eg The 16th century philosopher Descartes, however, attempted to create a whole philosophy through pure reason in his Discourse on Method and its succeeding works. He began with the only thing of which he thought he could be certain, that there was an "I" that was thinking. His basic axiom was the Latin phrase Cogito ergo sum, meaning I think, therefore I am.

Clive

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Thank you for your answer. I will follow your advice.

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