Full Idea
If we sharpened or dulled our senses by a factor of ten, we would perish.
Gist of Idea
We couldn't survive having much stronger or weaker senses
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Fragments from 1886-87 (v 17) [1887], 5[036])
A Reaction
Hm. We survive looking through telescopes and microscopes. I think I could cope with hearing mice breathing, though I suppose I would then be overloaded with sensations. He must be roughly right about this.
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1886-87 (v 17)', ed/tr. Leiner, George H. [Stanford 2025], p.13