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Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, James Pryor and Friedrich Nietzsche

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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 2. Knowing the Self
Just as skin hides the horrors of the body, vanity conceals the passions of the soul [Nietzsche]
Things are the boundaries of humanity, so all things must be known, for self-knowledge [Nietzsche]
Our knowledge of the many drives that constitute us is hopelessly incomplete [Nietzsche]
Great self-examination is to become conscious of oneself not as an individual, but as mankind [Nietzsche]
16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection
'Know thyself' is impossible and ridiculous [Nietzsche]
A cognitive mechanism wanting to know itself is absurd! [Nietzsche]
We think each thought causes the next, unaware of the hidden struggle beneath [Nietzsche]