cogito argument
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The cogito argument is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical claim that the very act of doubting or thinking proves the existence of the self as a thinking being, often summarized as “I think, therefore I am.”
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cogito argument Context triple: [Descartes: The Project of Pure Enquiry, focusesOn, cogito argument]
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Cogito
Cogito is an Epic Systems software module that provides real-time analytics and reporting tools to support data-driven decision-making in healthcare organizations.
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B.
Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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C.
Reason and Argument
Reason and Argument is a philosophical logic textbook by Peter Geach that introduces and analyzes key concepts of reasoning, argumentation, and logical analysis.
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D.
Chinese Room argument
The Chinese Room argument is a philosophical thought experiment by John Searle that challenges the notion that executing the right computer program is sufficient for genuine understanding or consciousness.
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E.
simulation argument
The simulation argument is a philosophical hypothesis suggesting that advanced civilizations could create highly realistic computer simulations of conscious beings, raising the possibility that our own reality might be such a simulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: cogito argument Target entity description: The cogito argument is René Descartes’ foundational philosophical claim that the very act of doubting or thinking proves the existence of the self as a thinking being, often summarized as “I think, therefore I am.”
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A.
Cogito
Cogito is an Epic Systems software module that provides real-time analytics and reporting tools to support data-driven decision-making in healthcare organizations.
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B.
Proof of an External World
Proof of an External World is a famous 1939 philosophical paper by G. E. Moore in which he defends common-sense realism by offering a straightforward argument for the existence of the external world.
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C.
Reason and Argument
Reason and Argument is a philosophical logic textbook by Peter Geach that introduces and analyzes key concepts of reasoning, argumentation, and logical analysis.
-
D.
Chinese Room argument
The Chinese Room argument is a philosophical thought experiment by John Searle that challenges the notion that executing the right computer program is sufficient for genuine understanding or consciousness.
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E.
simulation argument
The simulation argument is a philosophical hypothesis suggesting that advanced civilizations could create highly realistic computer simulations of conscious beings, raising the possibility that our own reality might be such a simulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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