Reposted by Heather Noel Turner
The literary scholar Walter Ong once observed that writing is not merely an exterior aid but an “interior transformation of consciousness.” For Friedrich Nietzsche, this transformation became literal when he adopted the Malling-Hansen writing ball in 1881.
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How Typing Transformed Nietzsche’s Consciousness
The Malling-Hansen writing ball, with its potential and limitations, redefined Nietzsche’s philosophical and creative expression.
