July 16, 2012
in naive terms, 'understanding' just means: being able to express something new in the language of something old, familiar
e.g., 'I am unwell' - a judgement like this presupposes a great and late-attained neutrality on the part of the observer: the naive man always says 'This or that makes me unwell' - his being unwell only becomes clear to him once he sees a reason for being unwell...
Nietzsche - Writings from the Late Notebooks
Posted by amin at July 16, 2012 5:40 PM