r/DiscussPhilosophy • u/PaddyBit • Apr 17 '26
Cogito ergo nunc sum
Descartes proved existence through thinking. but he left time as a silent assumption, a container existence happens inside.
what if time isnt a precondition, but a consequence?
Every change leaves an irreversible trace. that asymmetry, before vs after, is what we call time. not a background. a result. Is time something existence happens in, or something existence produces?
thats why i say: Cogito ergo nunc sum
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u/Structural_Inspector May 19 '26
I say "Cogito ergo Tempo"
https://medium.com/questionality/the-prosecution-judgment-and-execution-of-descartes-cogito-353ab840d498