"In the mountains of truth you never climb in vain."
-Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
I came across the book "Will to Power" some years ago, a posthumous compilations and writings by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche believing in the philosophy of Nihilism, the stand on which Being especially past and current human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth or essential value.
A philosophy to which invalidates the very meaning of life's existence and of God himself.
Nietzsche never wanting to acknowledge the existence of a higher being and stood for the call for individualism and that neither truth nor is there value for any action rather that which is individually perceived as right to each his own.
Nietzsche, a philosopher and poet and a great mind of his time but has always been perceived indifferent towards his peers and contemporaries such as Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud. For years he has patronized and associated himself with Wagner but through many years that he deemed sufficed for his own recognition, he tried to tear apart the stand and philosphy of Wagner without remorse nor gratitude for his formative years in the philology circle.
Much more than fame, he tried to capture the intellectual circle with his self proclaimed philosophy and belief in the non-existence of God by declaring "God is Dead" thru his writing of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" which he wrote in 4 parts between 1883-1885.
Unfortunately for Nietzsche, God is not dead and infact God was listening all along, on January 3, 1889 he collapsed in Turin, Italy and when he awoke he lost his sanity and on Aug 25, 1890, he died, still deprived of his long time wish to be recognize as a man of his time.
To acknowledge the existence of a higher power, we may call Him God, savior, creator, maker or to which we choose to surrender our existence that there indeed is a purpose and meaning for our life and to closely connect with our fellowmen no matter what indifferences we may have of opinion and be grateful for what we've learned is the ultimate quest of each man. Not for personal self gratification.
Though Nietzsche's work didn't stop when he died, he somehow managed to gain some reputable recognition for his works thru the Danish critic and scholar Georg Brandes, who lectured on Nietzsche at the University of Copenhagen in 1888. The philosophers thoughts influenced among others Thomas Mann, Herman Hesse, André Malraux, André Gide, Albert Camus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Stefan George, Sigmund Freud, and Jean Paul Sartre.
Although the Nazis used some of the philosopher's ideas, Nietzsche was deeply opposed to the collective tendencies that labelled National Socialism. He rejected biological racism and German nationalism, writing "every great crime against culture for the last four hundred years lies on their conscience." Nazis, on the other hand, welcomed Nietzsche's view of "Herrenmensch," a new type of man who with his robber instincts was able to manipulate the masses and who was a law unto himself.
After all these years, I still couldn't grasp the thought and mind of a man whose only view is to be himself, finding no purpose in living, having no subjection to a force greater than himself and would be ungrateful for all that has been his thorough existence.
If only Nietzsche live out one of his quotes written above, he would have found happiness and never have to live in vain.
-Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
I came across the book "Will to Power" some years ago, a posthumous compilations and writings by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche believing in the philosophy of Nihilism, the stand on which Being especially past and current human existence, is without objective meaning, purpose, comprehensible truth or essential value.
A philosophy to which invalidates the very meaning of life's existence and of God himself.
Nietzsche never wanting to acknowledge the existence of a higher being and stood for the call for individualism and that neither truth nor is there value for any action rather that which is individually perceived as right to each his own.
Nietzsche, a philosopher and poet and a great mind of his time but has always been perceived indifferent towards his peers and contemporaries such as Karl Marx, and Sigmund Freud. For years he has patronized and associated himself with Wagner but through many years that he deemed sufficed for his own recognition, he tried to tear apart the stand and philosphy of Wagner without remorse nor gratitude for his formative years in the philology circle.
Much more than fame, he tried to capture the intellectual circle with his self proclaimed philosophy and belief in the non-existence of God by declaring "God is Dead" thru his writing of "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" which he wrote in 4 parts between 1883-1885.
Unfortunately for Nietzsche, God is not dead and infact God was listening all along, on January 3, 1889 he collapsed in Turin, Italy and when he awoke he lost his sanity and on Aug 25, 1890, he died, still deprived of his long time wish to be recognize as a man of his time.
To acknowledge the existence of a higher power, we may call Him God, savior, creator, maker or to which we choose to surrender our existence that there indeed is a purpose and meaning for our life and to closely connect with our fellowmen no matter what indifferences we may have of opinion and be grateful for what we've learned is the ultimate quest of each man. Not for personal self gratification.
Though Nietzsche's work didn't stop when he died, he somehow managed to gain some reputable recognition for his works thru the Danish critic and scholar Georg Brandes, who lectured on Nietzsche at the University of Copenhagen in 1888. The philosophers thoughts influenced among others Thomas Mann, Herman Hesse, André Malraux, André Gide, Albert Camus, Rainer Maria Rilke, Stefan George, Sigmund Freud, and Jean Paul Sartre.
Although the Nazis used some of the philosopher's ideas, Nietzsche was deeply opposed to the collective tendencies that labelled National Socialism. He rejected biological racism and German nationalism, writing "every great crime against culture for the last four hundred years lies on their conscience." Nazis, on the other hand, welcomed Nietzsche's view of "Herrenmensch," a new type of man who with his robber instincts was able to manipulate the masses and who was a law unto himself.
After all these years, I still couldn't grasp the thought and mind of a man whose only view is to be himself, finding no purpose in living, having no subjection to a force greater than himself and would be ungrateful for all that has been his thorough existence.
If only Nietzsche live out one of his quotes written above, he would have found happiness and never have to live in vain.
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