Underneath the reality in which we live and have our being, another and altogether different reality lies concealed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Nietzsche states that beneath our lived reality lies a completely different concealed reality.
- In plain terms
- There is a hidden reality beyond what we experience.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider that perception may be incomplete.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What might the concealed reality be?
- How does this affect our understanding of truth?
Another view
It offers no concrete evidence for the hidden reality.
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