Thoughts on Friedrich Nietzsche?

Dustin · December 02, 2014, 04:47:54 PM

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More Than Mortal · December 02, 2014, 04:51:52 PM

Nietzsche is my favourite philosopher.

However, Nietzsche's style is extremely esoteric; he even expressed himself the idea that his work was to be read and understood by a select few people. The Will to Power, essentially, is the idea of self-overcoming and personal improvement through ambition and an expression of one's will. It doesn't necessarily mean domination and control, Nietzsche even expressed disdain for the like of political leaders, and politics in general.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have.

Mad Max · December 02, 2014, 04:52:16 PM

None.

DAS B00T x2 · December 02, 2014, 05:09:31 PM

Spoiler

That's about all I got...

More Than Mortal · December 02, 2014, 05:19:22 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on December 02, 2014, 05:09:31 PM

>yfw nietzsche hated nihilism

DAS B00T x2 · December 02, 2014, 05:20:46 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on December 02, 2014, 05:19:22 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on December 02, 2014, 05:09:31 PM

>yfw nietzsche hated nihilism

Didn't he argue that it was the inevitable salvation from theism?

More Than Mortal · December 02, 2014, 05:24:12 PM

Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on December 02, 2014, 05:20:46 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on December 02, 2014, 05:19:22 PM
Quote from: DAS B00T x2 on December 02, 2014, 05:09:31 PM

>yfw nietzsche hated nihilism
Didn't he argue that it was the inevitable salvation from theism?

Nah m90

He was an existentialist. He believed the "Death of God" led to the nihilism we currently experience, and he thought The Last Man - a being of weakness and simply hedonism, the antithesis of the Overman - could be one response to this nihilism, but he despised the possibility.

The Lord Slide Rule · December 02, 2014, 05:52:25 PM

He was not actually a nihilist.

Anonymous (User Deleted) · December 02, 2014, 06:58:12 PM

Sounds like a douche.

King pesto · December 02, 2014, 07:27:42 PM

Not his biggest fan but I like him.

Ushan · December 03, 2014, 04:14:22 AM

I liked him more once he contracted syphilis.

Statefarm · December 03, 2014, 05:47:05 AM

Quote from: Ushan on December 03, 2014, 04:14:22 AM

I liked him more once he contracted syphilis.

Ouch

Turkey · December 03, 2014, 09:26:27 AM

A great philosopher and an even greater lunatic.

Spoiler

I think his atheism is much more interesting than you see today from the likes of people such as Richard Dawkins. His disbelief in God and claim that the death of god from society would be the moral downfall of the species is one of the most honest and powerful philosophical statements in history.

Dustin · December 03, 2014, 11:28:43 AM

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More Than Mortal · December 03, 2014, 11:30:23 AM

Quote from: Dustin a Nut on December 03, 2014, 11:28:43 AM

When he says that God is dead, is he referring to the rise of Christianity or its fall?

The rise of nihilism.

Dustin · December 03, 2014, 11:34:43 AM

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More Than Mortal · December 03, 2014, 11:38:55 AM

Quote from: Dustin a Nut on December 03, 2014, 11:34:43 AM

And he wanted society to go back to the old Greek gods which were about culture and spirit rather than origin, right?

Not necessarily. Nietzsche certainly had a thing for the Greeks as they had a culture based around aristocratic "master" morality, which he preferred to the egalitarian "slave" morality of trends like Christianity. Funnily enough, however, he actually considered Christ to be a Overman - just one he disagreed with.

Nietzsche, fundamentally, is anti-system. He isn't for the return to Greek society, purely because such would be a violation of his own ideas that only individuals can break away from the herd.

R o c k e t · December 03, 2014, 11:40:29 AM

This is just for a laugh, don't take it serious.