sˈɑːɹɾɚ dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ðə kɑːdʒˈiːɾoʊ baɪ nˈoʊɾɪŋ ðæt ðə kˈɑːnʃəsnəs wˌɪtʃ sˈɛz aɪ θˈɪŋk—ðɪs ɪz tə ðə kˈɑːnʃəsnəs ðæt kæn ɹᵻflˈɛkt ɔnðə mˈɛntəl kˈɑːnsɛpt ʌv θˈɪŋkɪŋ—ɪz nˌɑːt ðə kˈɑːnʃəsnəs wˌɪtʃ θˈɪŋks.
Sartre describes the cogito by noting that 'the consciousness which says I think'—this is to the consciousness that can reflect on the mental concept of thinking—is not 'the consciousness which thinks'.