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2573 | To perceive or think is to be conscious of our existence [Aristotle] |
Full Idea: To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our existence (for we have seen that existence is sensation or thought). | |
From: Aristotle (Nicomachean Ethics [c.334 BCE], 1170a32) | |
A reaction: A lovely glimpse of Descartes' Cogito, which was made more explicit by Augustine. Is an animal (which presumably perceives) conscious of its existence? |