
“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” -Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 August 25, 1900) (German pronunciation: [?f?i?d??รง ?v?lh?lm ?ni?t??]) was a 19th-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy and science, using a distinctive German-language style and displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony and aphorism. Nietzsche’s influence remains substantial within and beyond philosophy, notably in existentialism and postmodernism. His style and radical questioning of the value and objectivity of truth have resulted in much commentary and interpretation, mostly in the continental tradition, and to a lesser extent in analytic philosophy. His key ideas include the interpretation of tragedy as an affirmation of life, an eternal recurrence (which numerous commentators have re-interpreted), a rejection of Platonism and a repudiation of both Christianity and egalitarianism (especially in the form of democracy and socialism). Nietzsche began his career as a classical philologist before turning to philosophy. At the age of 24 he was appointed to the Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel (the youngest individual to have held this position),[1] but resigned in 1879 because of health problems, which would plague him for most of his life. In 1889 he exhibited symptoms of insanity, living out his remaining years in the care of his mother …
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I can’t say I’ve ever turned anyone’s hair blue. I’m usually the victim of my own lack of asking, But that taught me that there are no stupid questions.
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Inquiry into the why of something can be the very arising of interest that generates the “why to live.” How to get there to sufficient skill or competence can involve serious and unexpected obstacles, such as losing a leg in the course of learning mountain climbing, and yet one who remains interested in exploring whatever may arise can continue on in spite of such nasty “hows.” Asking questions versus just holding back can be a good start for such an overman concept.
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