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Single Idea 2878

[catalogued under 12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation]

Full Idea

We do not see a tree exactly and entire with regard to its leaves, branches, colour and shape; it is so much easier for us to see an approximation of a tree.

Gist of Idea

We see an approximation of a tree, not the full detail

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §192)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.97