To even make the claim that the salt in that saltshaker is white—that implies that you had at least some conception of the fact that darker things exist. You’re comparing the hue of that salt to the conglomeration of all the hues of everything that you’ve ever seen in your conscious experience in your life. And that goes for bitterness. That goes for hardness. It goes with everything. - Stephen West
To even make the claim that the salt in that saltshaker is white—that implies that you had at least some conception of the fact that darker things exist. You’re comparing the hue of that salt to the conglomeration of all the hues of everything that you’ve ever seen in your conscious experience in your life. And that goes for bitterness. That goes for hardness. It goes with everything. - Stephen West
This is great, thanks for sharing! I'm not familiar with Stephen West, what is this from?
He does a podcast called ‘Philosophise This!’ that I enjoy a lot. This quote was from this episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4N4kkkBiJvVKrMsGt6XoyJ?si=78a80fcd5f834037&nd=1&dlsi=ef3289b00b1d4826
I'll check it out, thanks!
If you're into philosophy at all, it's very entertaining.