“Of the five senses, hearing is the most pervasive and penetrating. I say this, although many, from Aristotle […] to Hans Jonas […], have said that sight is most noble. But sight is always directed at what is straight ahead…And sight cannot turn a corner, at least without the aid of a mirror. On the […]
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The ear that saw more than the eye
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- Post date January 30, 2021
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