From: "Drew Kopp" <adolphous1-AT-hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Nietzsche's Existential Paradox Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 23:53:05 -0700 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. while reflecting on the various crises bombarding our planet ... Ein Paar Woerte von Spengler: "He who does not understand that this outcome is obligatory and insusceptible of modification, that our choice is between willing this and willing nothing at all, between cleaving to this destiny or despairing of the future and of life itself; he who cannot feel that there is grandeur also in the realizations of powerful intelligences, in the energy and discipline of metal hard natures, in battles fought with the coldest and most abstract means; he who is obsessed with the idealism of a provincial and would pursue the ways of life of past ages - must forego all desire to comprehend history or to make history." (P. 29 The Decline of the West) Drew K. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scribe1865-AT-aol.com To: nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:08 PM Subject: Re: Nietzsche's Existential Paradox while reflecting on the various crises bombarding our planet ... I'm certain Nietzsche would love these times and these crises. The herd mentality has been automated. A billion people are trying to decide whether to retreat into medieval theocracy or accept industrial humanism. The stars call to us, and so does the thermonuclear explosion. Americans particularly have the forced choice between a child's bedtime tale of warm-and-fuzzy pacifism (the philosophers who tell Zarathustra it's all about getting a good night's sleep) or the adult parable of ruthless annihilation of a mortal foe. An absolutely wonderful moment for self-overcoming. Eric NYC
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while reflecting on the various crises bombarding our planet ...
Ein Paar Woerte von Spengler:
"He who does not understand that this outcome is obligatory and insusceptible of modification, that our choice is between willing this and willing nothing at all, between cleaving to this destiny or despairing of the future and of life itself; he who cannot feel that there is grandeur also in the realizations of powerful intelligences, in the energy and discipline of metal hard natures, in battles fought with the coldest and most abstract means; he who is obsessed with the idealism of a provincial and would pursue the ways of life of past ages =96 must forego all desire to comprehend history or to make history." (P. 29 The Decline of the West)
Drew K.
--- from list nietzsche-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu -------- Original Message -----From: Scribe1865-AT-aol.comSent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 8:08 PMSubject: Re: Nietzsche's Existential Paradoxwhile reflecting on the various crises bombarding our planet ...
I'm certain Nietzsche would love these times and these crises. The herd mentality has been automated. A billion people are trying to decide whether to retreat into medieval theocracy or accept industrial humanism. The stars call to us, and so does the thermonuclear explosion.
Americans particularly have the forced choice between a child's bedtime tale of warm-and-fuzzy pacifism (the philosophers who tell Zarathustra it's all about getting a good night's sleep) or the adult parable of ruthless annihilation of a mortal foe.
An absolutely wonderful moment for self-overcoming.
Eric
NYC
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