5/21/2023 0 Comments Peter watts vampires![]() ![]() ![]() When we see only one aspect of something we forget that it can equally be something else, and that this is how we are confused. Wittgenstein studies this phenomenon in the second part of Philosophical Investigations, and one interpretation of his remarks is that he sees aspect seeing as a way to show how language can confound us. In other words, vampires are capable of seeing two aspects of something – or more – simultaneously. ![]() One difference between vampires and humans is that vampires can see both aspects of a Necker cube at the same time – they are able to do hyper-threading and think several thoughts at the same time. In the novel Blindsight by Peter Watts mankind has resurrected vampires (no, not a good idea) – found in the book to be real predators that became extinct. ![]()
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