Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 11:25:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Michal Klincewicz <michal-AT-priest.com> Subject: Question.. I always had the feeling that the eternal recurrence constituted a Nietzschean cosmology/ethic. Please, bear with me on this. If time is to be assumed to be an indefinitely long series (a progression ad infinitum) then a return to an identical 'moment' is inevitable. Furthermore, an infinite number of these identical moments is contained in the indefinite series. This sounds like the eternal accurrance to me. I speculate that N. believed this to be the state of the cosmos, and consequently assumed that not only identical persons in identical circumstances will inevitably come about in it but that they will also do the same silly, sheepish things all over. Thus, this cosmology constitutes a sort of an ethical prerogative to get a hold of one's 'self' and start to be self-creative. If every moment is infinite, then to do otherwise is grievious waste of time, hmm? Whaddaya think? I am just throwing some stones out there. -m ______________________________________________ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup --- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
Display software: ArchTracker © Malgosia Askanas, 2000-2005