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What does it mean?
Humans are central like a sun, with their senses orbiting and serving them like planets.
In plain terms
People are the center of their experience, guided by their senses around them.
What can you take from it?
Recognize your central role in shaping your experience through senses.

Where it applies

  • self-awareness
  • philosophy of mind
  • daily experience

Putting it to work

  • focus on agency
  • understand perception

Questions to consider

  • How do senses shape your reality?
  • What is your role in your world?

Another view

This metaphor may overstate human centrality in the universe.

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