Kheledon
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It was René Descartes who coined the famous phrase, "Cogito ergo sum," i.e. "I think, therefore I am." These days, echoing John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High," I like to say that I was "born in the Summer of my 47th year." I may seem highly logical, and I can play the logic game, but I discovered just over two years ago that I am, principally, an emotional being. In Jungian terms, I am an F not a T (a feeler not a thinker). In Socionics terms, I am principally ethical, as opposed to logical.
So, I am hereby copyrighting my signature, "Sentio ergo sum."
Sentio ergo sum roughly translates as "I feel, therefore I am," but if you look at various translations of sentio, you'll get a much better sense of what being an F means. The English verb "to feel" simply doesn't cover enough ground. Here's what Google translate says:
That's what it means to be an F in Jungian/Myers-Briggs-Kiersiean/Socionics terms. Few would deny that those verbs define/describe what I do ... like all the time. Compare sentio to cogito:
You can see that the two are quite different. What I particularly like is that "sentience" is etymologically tied to feeling, not thinking. Philosophy may seek "truth" or "pure thought" and "the one, true answer" (Ti), for whatever good that will do anybody (chuckle), but "feeling" is what it means to be human (or to be sentient). For me, life is all about emotional investment. Sentio ergo sum implies that without feeling (emotional investment), I might as well be dead. I also like the fact that one translation of sentio is "I vote," i.e. I vote, therefore I am.
While I regret that I have been absent for a few months, I did vote, and I am not dead. I was just reincarnating, as EIE is wont to do.
Nice to see you all again!
P.S. My divorce from Silent was finalized on 12-06-16.
So, I am hereby copyrighting my signature, "Sentio ergo sum."
Sentio ergo sum roughly translates as "I feel, therefore I am," but if you look at various translations of sentio, you'll get a much better sense of what being an F means. The English verb "to feel" simply doesn't cover enough ground. Here's what Google translate says:
sentio
feel
perceive
think (F and T are rational/articulable functions, whereas N and S are irrational/inarticulable.)
suppose
experience
see
judge (Jung calls both F and T judging functions.)
be aware
vote (If you don't vote, it's because you aren't emotionally invested in the outcome.)
declare
hold an opinion
decide
feel
perceive
think (F and T are rational/articulable functions, whereas N and S are irrational/inarticulable.)
suppose
experience
see
judge (Jung calls both F and T judging functions.)
be aware
vote (If you don't vote, it's because you aren't emotionally invested in the outcome.)
declare
hold an opinion
decide
That's what it means to be an F in Jungian/Myers-Briggs-Kiersiean/Socionics terms. Few would deny that those verbs define/describe what I do ... like all the time. Compare sentio to cogito:
cogito
think
reflect
meditate
ponder
muse
ruminate
consider
plan
design
intend
imagine
ideate
think
reflect
meditate
ponder
muse
ruminate
consider
plan
design
intend
imagine
ideate
You can see that the two are quite different. What I particularly like is that "sentience" is etymologically tied to feeling, not thinking. Philosophy may seek "truth" or "pure thought" and "the one, true answer" (Ti), for whatever good that will do anybody (chuckle), but "feeling" is what it means to be human (or to be sentient). For me, life is all about emotional investment. Sentio ergo sum implies that without feeling (emotional investment), I might as well be dead. I also like the fact that one translation of sentio is "I vote," i.e. I vote, therefore I am.
While I regret that I have been absent for a few months, I did vote, and I am not dead. I was just reincarnating, as EIE is wont to do.
Nice to see you all again!
P.S. My divorce from Silent was finalized on 12-06-16.
