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Posted: 8/17/2013 9:16:53 AM EDT
I am reading Thus Spoke Zarathustra for the first time. One thing that stands out to me is that Nietzsche was horribly mis-understood.
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"Under peaceful conditions a warlike man sets upon himself"
"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you" |
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"The only important question in life is...should I kill myself?"
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View Quote Funny, but rather twisted. It seems his sister who wanted money, power, and prestige took over his small collection of writings and used them to further her personal power and fortune. Also in "The Will to Power" it appears that there were a few forgeries and it was never meant to be published, it was simply his own notes. |
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That's Nietchze for you... ETA - I had a friend once who was wallowing in self-pity. I told her to quit whining and get on with it. Either kill yourself, or wake the fuck up and realize that life is what you make it. That to me is what's at the core of nihilism. People stereotype it as defeatism, but it's really all about taking control of your will. |
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That's Nietchze for you... ETA - I had a friend once who was wallowing in self-pity. I told her to quit whining and get on with it. Either kill yourself, or wake the fuck up and realize that life is what you make it. That to me is what's at the core of nihilism. People stereotype it as defeatism, but it's really all about taking control of your will. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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"The only important question in life is...should I kill myself?" Nihlism? That's Nietchze for you... ETA - I had a friend once who was wallowing in self-pity. I told her to quit whining and get on with it. Either kill yourself, or wake the fuck up and realize that life is what you make it. That to me is what's at the core of nihilism. People stereotype it as defeatism, but it's really all about taking control of your will. I would agree- The Will to Power. Also I would consider it the will to use appropriate power to change ones circumstances. |
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Nietzsche wore the armor of a warrior but had the sensitive soul of a girl.
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depends on what it is being read for.
if someone is reading it to understand his importance in the history of ideas, great. that is worth doing. if someone is reading it to argue with it, or looking to "prove" or "disprove" something, they should stick to things more at the level of ayn rand i.e. 'belief pop,' or perhaps self-help books. and in such cases, reading is for faggots, anyway, so why bother? i don't think he is misunderstood. or, rather, he is largely misunderstood by those in the latter camp (particularly those that get hung up on nihilism). and they don't really matter. they just want to be on the right team and feel like they are a part of something meaningful. |
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Heck of a great guy once you get past his naked worship of power and those who wield it.
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"Could it be possible? This old saint in the forest has not heard anything of this, that God is dead!"
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View Quote "God is dead" is probably one of the single most misunderstood, and willfully distorted, quotes in popular usage. |
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nietsche is an interesting read.
ultimately he shows the fallacy of his own philosophy and knows it. that's why he went bonkers. |
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Funny, but rather twisted. It seems his sister who wanted money, power, and prestige took over his small collection of writings and used them to further her personal power and fortune. Also in "The Will to Power" it appears that there were a few forgeries and it was never meant to be published, it was simply his own notes. View Quote This. She was also responsible for presenting her brother as some sort of "proto-Nazi thinker," which he wasn't. |
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View Quote Good one especially considering your avatar [ |
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nietsche is an interesting read. ultimately he shows the fallacy of his own philosophy and knows it. that's why he went bonkers. View Quote Think so? I am wonderinf as I read what he wrote and some of the things he wrote really has me doing a wtf. His thoughts on women for example...well worth a laugh. |
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View Quote Agreed, that is fucking funny! Thanks for lightening up my thread! |
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Kierkegaard was a better existentialist philosopher and had much more interesting ideas in my opinion.
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