Quote: (02-18-2012 03:55 PM)MikeCF Wrote:
Quote: (02-18-2012 02:33 PM)Amour Fou Wrote:
Get what you can from him, but don't take his life as an example.
Nietzsche's philosophy is amazing in many ways, but if you read on his life, you can tell he couldn't match his own ideas.
He created enduring works of geniuses while suffering from crippling migraines, poor eye sight, and many other health problems.
When guys hate on Nietzsche, I'm always curious: What have they accomplished lately?
Where do you read any hate on my post?
I just think that the big N wasn't able to come to terms with his own ideas.
For someone who wrote on "self-overcoming", getting past resentfulness, affirmation, creativity and chaos, and seeing the image of a guy who spent most of his time by himself without much evidence of a "joyful life" of any kind, ruminating failed past relationships and what nots...
doesn't match.
And that is my point.
He himself was no Ubermensch, das ist alles!