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In Meditations on First Philosophy the philosopher René Descartes describes a series of doubts about the nature of reality, arriving at the famous phrase:
[[I think]] I think therefore I am
Just think about it!

Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Movies/He argues that doubting requires thinking, and therefore, the act of thinking confirms his existence.

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René Descartes

Canvas

An infinite space to research, brainstorm, diagram, and lay out your ideas. Canvas is a limitless playground for your mind.

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Rationalists

• Reason and innate knowledge → acquire knowledge
• Fundamental truths and principles can be known independent of experience
• A priori reasoning
• Reason and deduction

Empiricists

• Experience and sensory perception → acquire knowledge
• All knowledge is derived from experience and observation of the external world
• A posteriori reasoning

Cogito, ergo sum

In Meditations on First Philosophy the philosopher René Descartes describes a series of doubts about the nature of reality, arriving at the famous phrase:
I think therefore I am
He argues that doubting requires thinking, and therefore, the act of thinking confirms his existence.

Learn more »

Plugins

Build your ideal thinking space. With thousands of plugins and our open API, it's easy to tailor Obsidian to fit your personal workflow.

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Community plugins

• Calendar by Liam Cain
  Calendar view of your daily notes.
• Kanban by Matthew Meyers
  Markdown-backed kanban boards.
• Dataview by Michael Brenan
  Advanced queries for the data-obsessed.
• Outliner by Viacheslav Slinko
  Work with your lists.
• Tasks by Martin Schenck and Clare Macrae
  Track tasks across your entire vault.