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3.79 AVERAGE
When I was in college, one of my German professors said that you haven’t really read Nietzsche until you’ve read him in the original German. At that point in my life, my German was the best it ever has been or ever will be, but my ability to understand Nietzsche’s philosophy was even more feeble than it is now so it’s just as well that my attempt to read Zarathustra back then came to a screeching halt a few chapters in. As it is, though I have a couple decades worth of experience under my belt now, have previously read the comparatively simple “Beyond Good and Evil”, listened to a wonderful Great Courses lecture series on Nietzsche, and was reading [b:The Affirmation of Life: Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism|94582|The Affirmation of Life Nietzsche on Overcoming Nihilism|Bernard Reginster|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1347652686l/94582._SY75_.jpg|91183] by Bernard Reginster at the same time that I was reading Zarathustra, I still had a very difficult time understanding what the mustachioed madman was on about. Knowing that much of the abstruseness of his prose was intentional was admirable and annoying at the same time. He is clearly having fun at the reader’s expense. I read bits and pieces of the German edition whenever I could detect an untranslatable pun behind the English translation and they were usually quite clever. By my professor’s standards, I guess I still haven’t really read Nietzsche, but I got a glimpse of him anyhow. As to his philosophy, I’m too much of a sentimental old hippie to embrace it. Though many of his criticisms of Judeo-Christian morality are compelling, I can’t accept his rejection of compassion and his concept of the Übermensch seems rather silly.
I was so confused until the ass festival when it all made sense
"Great star, he said, as he had said once before, you profound eye of happiness, what would all your happiness be if you did not have those for whom you shine!
"Great star, he said, as he had said once before, you profound eye of happiness, what would all your happiness be if you did not have those for whom you shine!
Thanks to my senior recommended this, but i got dizzy lmao
Interesting book-one of the more difficult books I have read. Follows the path of Zarathustra (a prophet).
His teaching is basically that everything is relative, especially our notions of good and evil. Also that since there is no God and life has no universal meaning (nihilism), individuals have to make meaning for themselves (existentialism). "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
Throughout the story, Zarathustra teaches variations of these two ideas with different parables.
While he believes that everything is relative, he stresses the importance of being passionate, rather than being an anchorite or stoic type of person. It is much worse to inhibit the ego than to let it go. "Modesty is submission...Moderation is mediocrity"
Individuality is a common theme throughout the book, and is shown in contrast to society, organized religion, or "the hubbub". (Nietzsche shits on religion a lot)
Nietzsche-Romantic thinker/philosopher that vouches for individuality in every aspect. Glorifies a strong will and a large ego (typical of romanticism)
His teaching is basically that everything is relative, especially our notions of good and evil. Also that since there is no God and life has no universal meaning (nihilism), individuals have to make meaning for themselves (existentialism). "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how."
Throughout the story, Zarathustra teaches variations of these two ideas with different parables.
While he believes that everything is relative, he stresses the importance of being passionate, rather than being an anchorite or stoic type of person. It is much worse to inhibit the ego than to let it go. "Modesty is submission...Moderation is mediocrity"
Individuality is a common theme throughout the book, and is shown in contrast to society, organized religion, or "the hubbub". (Nietzsche shits on religion a lot)
Nietzsche-Romantic thinker/philosopher that vouches for individuality in every aspect. Glorifies a strong will and a large ego (typical of romanticism)
✦ the girls that get it, get it, the girls that don't, don't
✦ all of us are doomed and distracted
✦ all of us are doomed and distracted
reflective
medium-paced
it would be nice if he spoke less
Although this is an early work of Nietsche's, apparenty it would be better to read this after absorbing several other core works ("Beyond Good and Evil", "The Antichrist", "Ecce Home", "The Genealogy of Morals", at least). Else get an edition like this one that is fully annotated as the Guttenberg edition which I read was was not.
not ready. text feels impenetrable to me currently
Zarathustra es uno de esos libros para volverlos a leer varias veces
