Nietzsche

[angellous_evangellous]

So what do you think?

I'm reading his Beyond Good and Evil and I think that I'll read the rest of his works this summer. So far I lika...

 

[Sunstone]

Are you reading him in translation? If so, who's the translator?

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Are you reading him in translation? If so, who's the translator?

I'm off to other works now, reading in both German and English. He is especially delightful in German - the wordplays are magnificent. I'm out of the library tonight, so I am relying on the few works available at http://www.gutenberg.org.

Ah, to celebrate the death of Plato and the demise of his rule over the West! :dan:

 

[Ody]

I have a feeling you won't like his work "The Antichrist"....

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I have a feeling you won't like his work "The Antichrist"....

I've just picked it up, along with A Curse on Christianity and some other stuff. So far I see nothing but a beautiful mind.:faint: (translated by Thomas Wayne in 2003)

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I have a feeling you won't like his work "The Antichrist"....

I finished it this morning. It's wonderful.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

Any other takers? Does anyone else like/hate Nietzsche?

 

[evearael]

It's been a long time since I've read his works, but I liked him, none the less.

 

[Atheist_Dave]

I love Beyond good and Evil. I will most probably read the rest of his works some time, I'm just weighed down by other books people have given me at the moment I have too many!

 

[ΩRôghênΩ]

I was thinking about buying this T-shirt actually :cover:

 

[Ody]

I was thinking about buying this T-shirt actually :cover:

Its sophomoric.

 

[Nehustan]

I do love playing around with photoshop...put this together to make some people laugh inspired by an aquaintance....
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[angellous_evangellous]

It's been a long time since I've read his works, but I liked him, none the less.

I absolutely love his writing style. I'll be keeping him close for a long time. His genius is so delightful.

Beats the hell out of some the dribble that I have to read.

 

[kevmicsmi]

I absolutely love his writing style. I'll be keeping him close for a long time. His genius is so delightful.

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Wow, that reminds me of my posts:yes:

 

[Sunstone]

I think one of the most beautiful metaphors in Nietzsche's writings is his evocation of "the cosmic dancer": the person who does not tread heavily on any one opinion, but lightly dances between a 100 opinions, and who, in Nietzsche's opinion, represents the philosopher of the future. In an age of globalization, the metaphor still seems both relevant and apt. To understand only one view these days is almost, as Nietzsche might say, "a will to error".

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I think one of the most beautiful metaphors in Nietzsche's writings is his evocation of "the cosmic dancer": the person who does not tread heavily on any one opinion, but lightly dances between a 100 opinions, and who, in Nietzsche's opinion, represents the philosopher of the future. In an age of globalization, the metaphor still seems both relevant and apt. To understand only one view these days is almost, as Nietzsche might say, "a will to error".

In my opinion, Nietzsche accomplished this himself. It's delightful to watch a genius toy with marvellously complex philosophies.

 

[Sunstone]

In my opinion, Nietzsche accomplished this himself. It's delightful to watch a genius toy with marvellously complex philosophies.

I agree on both counts: That he accomplished it to the best of the information on the world's ideas available to him during his life, and that it is delightful to watch him dance with ideas. As a sound role model for future intellectuals, Nietzsche has sometimes been underestimated. Even if all his ideas were false, he would still be valuable as an example of how to best approach ideas, wouldn't he?

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I agree on both counts: That he accomplished it to the best of the information on the world's ideas available to him during his life, and that it is delightful to watch him dance with ideas. As a sound role model for future intellectuals, Nietzsche has sometimes been underestimated. Even if all his ideas were false, he would still be valuable as an example of how to best approach ideas, wouldn't he?

I'm not sure how underestimated he is.

I don't know if his approach to ideas is best. The abstract for him is a playground, and he interacts them like a child, effortlessly reviewing and interacting with a huge amount of material - using metaphors, parables, wordplays, and other literary and philosophical tools to express himself with apparent ease. He's an artist in the abstract. I can't see how anyone can follow him and not look like a fool.

 

[Sunstone]

I'm not sure how underestimated he is.

I don't know if his approach to ideas is best. The abstract for him is a playground, and he interacts them like a child, effortlessly reviewing and interacting with a huge amount of material - using metaphors, parables, wordplays, and other literary and philosophical tools to express himself with apparent ease. He's an artist in the abstract. I can't see how anyone can follow him and not look like a fool.

I'm sorry, Angellous: I didn't make my point clear. I meant that it's a good thing to learn from Nietzsche his serious, but lighthearted approach to ideas. That is, he's serious but never grim. I didn't mean anyone should immitate his style.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I'm sorry, Angellous: I didn't make my point clear. I meant that it's a good thing to learn from Nietzsche his serious, but lighthearted approach to ideas. That is, he's serious but never grim. I didn't mean anyone should immitate his style.

No worries... I agree...