Full Idea
The assumption of one single subject is perhaps unnecessary; perhaps we are a multiplicity of subjects, whose interaction and struggle is the basis of our thought and consciousness, an aristocracy of 'cells' in which dominion resides equally.
Gist of Idea
Perhaps we are not single subjects, but a multiplicity of 'cells', interacting to create thought
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §490)
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.270
A Reaction
A nice combination of Humean scepticism, and an anticipation of the modularity of mind. Was Nietzsche thinking about evolution? It goes with his doubts about reason (if we are run by a committee).