Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 12:02:29 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John B. Morgan" <jbmorgan-AT-umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Interpretation vs. Life


I think that Thomas has a point. Perhaps the real success or failure of a 
philosopher should be measured by the effect that he has on his readers, 
and that the interpretations that manifest themselves on this list are 
only a small part of Nietzsche's continued significance. Thomas has 
obviously engaged with Nietzsche in a powerful way, and it has apparently 
improved his life: who can fault him for that? He may come to Nietzsche 
in a way which some people find irrelevant or distasteful, but that 
doesn't illegitimatize his experience of Nietzsche. In many ways I see 
his engagement much more encouraging than many interpretations of 
Nietzsche I've come across, both here and elsewhere, in which the 
interpreter seems more concerned with conveying his own ideas, or his own 
ego in some cases, than in discussing Nietzsche in a meaningful way. 

On Wed, 27 Sep 1995 KRYMKT34-AT-vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu wrote:

> My poem , according to the scholars on this list sucks and is in poor
> taste. Compared to what?? What have you written Mr Scholar ??
> Can I see it? Is it good or some mumbo jumbo scholar crap?
> Remember Nietzsches comment about Hegel? His little bit of wisdom
> wrapped around a hole lot of philosphical mumbo jumbo? My poem my be rough
> but hardly a cheap ripoff of N. Show me something that is not a cheap rip off
> of N so I can compare it to mine. What original work have you done??
> Did you know that Nietzsche was percieved the same way?? I do not
> share many of the beliefs of Nietzsche and hardly parrot him.
>                My poem was an expression of the growth I had as 
> a result of reading him; something as teachers you would want to encourage?
> But I guess I hurt your ego. Oh well. Too bad. 

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