Friday 29 June 2007

Multiplicitous consciousness

Surely we are never conscious of one single thing at a time. To conceive any distinct entity is already to conceive a boundary, and any boundary creates two entities — one on either side. All thoughts must be multiplicitous, in the sense of containing more than one thing at a time; consciousness cannot be a monolithic unity.
(with thanks to Steve Thompson for pointing me in the direction of the original picture)