"The moment of reflection before a mirror is always a peculiar moment: it is the moment when we become aware of that part of ourselves which we cannot see in any other way -- as when we reveal the blind spot that shows us our structure; as when we suppress the blindness that it entails, filling the blank space. Reflection is a process of knowing how we know. It is an act of turning back upon ourselves. It is the only chance we have to discover our blindness and to recognize that the certainties and knowledge of others are, respectively, as overwhelming and tenuous as our own"(24).
Maturana, Humberto R. and Varela, Francisco J. The Tree of Knowledge: The Biological Roots of Human Understanding. 1987. Trans. Robert Paolucci. Boston: Shambhala, 1998.
Updated December 24, 2006
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