Fri 23 Oct, 2015 03:07 pm - In fairness, it was in 'Human, All Too Human', when he was only diagnosing the problem. From Zarathustra onwards he was more optimistic, in that he proposed/hoped that at least some of us... (view)
Fri 23 Oct, 2015 03:02 pm - Heraclitus, from the remaining fragments of 'On Nature' :
“Always having what we want may not be the best good fortune. Health seems sweetest after sickness, food in hunger,... (view)
Fri 23 Oct, 2015 02:42 pm - 'Human, All Too Human', Aphorism 39 (The fable of intelligent freedom). “…At first we call particular acts good or evil without any consideration of their motives, but simply... (view)
Fri 23 Oct, 2015 02:38 pm - This is from 'Human, All too Human'. Says what I think but much better than I can.
Aphorism 39 (The fable of intelligent freedom). “…At first we call particular acts good... (view)
Wed 21 Oct, 2015 03:33 am - Razzleg, thanks very much for all this. Some I've already read, but you've suggested quite a few authors new to me. For one, I'll take a look at Montaigne.
After that there are some... (view)
Tue 20 Oct, 2015 01:07 pm - I don't know I agree that it was his major point. I'd probably go to Kant for that. My opinion, Nietzsche's major point was : what happens to men's souls after all religious... (view)
Tue 20 Oct, 2015 02:21 am - Thank you Layman, I read some Sartre once a long time ago - maybe I wasn't ready then. Perhaps time to give him another chance. (view)
Mon 19 Oct, 2015 03:46 pm - Thank you Layman for at least a sensible reply. And you're correct about Heidigger. Your advice about Plato is reasonable, and he certainly tells something about Socrates, but for me,... (view)
