Don't ask me why, but I went to see some live music last night. The opening act was some apparently semi-famous country singer/songwriter type. She performed with an acoustic guitar and some guy on electric. Anyway, her final song of the evening had as its chorus, "What doesn't kill me makes me stronger." As you may know, that's a quote from Nietzsche (from his Twilight of the Idols, I think).
It's always sad to see profound insight appropriated by ignorant hacks for sappy bullshit. But the insult goes deeper: the song was about how guardian angels watch over us and make sure we get stronger.
I'm no fan of Nietzsche as a philosopher (though I'm willing to allow that he is probably not as bad as many of his disciples make him out to be), but I couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor old guy as he was turning in his grave.
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What a horrific experience. Guardian Angels, watching over us--making us stronger, chorus of Nietzsche! Unbelievably idiotic. Making people weaker, he would say. Weaker in every way.
Although I understand you aren't into Nietzsche, the two of you have a lot in common:
Spiros Always misanthropic. Anti-religious. Not particularly amusing, either. Some might say insulting. Strange mail. Kook magnet. Doom.
Nietzsche: Always misanthropic. Anti-religious. Not particularly amusing, either. Some might say insulting. Strange mail. Kook magnet. Doom.
Nietzsche would have deeply appreciated your distaste for him. And most likely have returned the favor. He was exactly that kind of a dick.
Nietzsche's my favorite...philologist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s-u3ZN_YXs
729:
Spiros: presents arguments, defends premises, exchanges reason with opponents, hates Emerson.
Nietzsche: either does not present arguments at all, or so dilutes them with literary flourish as to make them unrecognizable, wishes he was Emerson.
imipolex:
Surely there are better philologists....
Um...I didn't mention anything about the argument or Emerson stuff, did I?
Just the whole being that kind of a dick.
729:
I know... I was just keeping in sight the important differences. Because that's the kind of dick I am.
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I love the misanthropic attitude of Nietzsche, he is my hero after all.
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