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phaedrus · 05-02-2002, 06:06 AM

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Originally posted by Daydreamer:


How so?

Sorry for being lazy, but could you go through the following for the same -

Nietzsche and Buddhism - A Study in Nihilism and Ironic Affinities by Robert G. Morrison

A <a href="http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw//FULLTEXT/JR-EPT/loy.htm" target="_blank">review</a>of the book

philechat

Please note the phrase..."one of the first western philosophers"

( and yes schopie was "the first" afaik)...

slacker · 05-03-2002, 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by Daydreamer:


Exactly - he had the Uber-Mensch and the Uber-Mensch's morality become the 'king' that determines/guides/holds together the society he is in. I think history shows that this view is incorrect, that instead its a combination of the government and the economy that dictate and guide these things.

I don't think Nietzsche cared much about what "should" hold society together. Birth of Tragedy was all about this (music/Wagner could justify Germany), but he refuted his own work. Doesn't Nietzsche say something more along the lines of "There is no morality; only what you can live with" and the Uber-man is the exemplification of this, not in the sense that society should rely on the uber-man or an uber-morality, rather that the uber-man can transcend the artificial boundaries of societal/moral existence.

[ May 03, 2002: Message edited by: slacker ]

Radcliffe Emerson · 05-03-2002, 12:40 PM

Well, as my handle is based on Tyr Anasazi in the show Andromeda, who is a Nietszchean, I need to start reading Nietzeche myself!

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Radcliffe Emerson Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: the dark side of Mars Posts: 1,309	Well, as my handle is based on Tyr Anasazi in the show Andromeda, who is a Nietszchean, I need to start reading Nietzeche myself!

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