Just a passing thought this morning. We've discussed several times on the podcast the famous statement by Descartes, and I see that in 2017 I set up a primitive graphic:
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It hasn't occurred to me to ask:
(1) How closely do we think Epicurus would endorse Jefferson's formulation? and
(2) If we were looking for an Epicurean Latin response to cogito ergo sum, what would be the best formulation of Jefferson's first sentence? (maybe it should be considered whether to use ______ ergo sum vs _______ ergo ___(exist)____