To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we mu…

Diane Ackerman
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To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses and what they can tell us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.19, Vintage
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To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses and what they can tell us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit. ✨ Diane Ackerman (2011). A Natural History of the Senses, p.19, Vintage

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