Based on one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most distinguished philosophy book ever written during the 18th century, he develops a new philosopher ideal.
In the book "Beyond Good and Evil," Nietzsche inquires a philosophy of the future for "free spirits". Nietzsche describes the distinct species of a philosopher, the "free spirits" and contrasts the false free spirits with the true free spirits. Nietzsche mentions the French Revolution, Voltaire, Stendhal, and "modern ideas".
Nietzsche's claim argues that philosophers mistake was dogmatism. Every vast philosophy, Nietzsche asserts, is little more than a secluded confession. Philosophers build up complex systems of thought to justify their own assumptions and biases. If we can dig these out, we can …show more content…
He finds such a mediocrity in modern scholarship, which is overly concerned with digging up dry, dull facts. Nietzsche's ideal philosopher creates meaning and values and does not simply deal with empty facts.
Nietzsche begins with the approach that our knowledge is based on a simplification of the truth that makes it expressible in language and understandable to all. Primarily, then, our inclination to knowledge is constructed upon and is even a clarification of, our inclination to stupidity. He believes that most of all, philosophers should not pose as guardians of truth or wisdom. The truths of philosophers are just their prejudices, and no philosopher has even been proved correct. Philosophers are at their healthiest when they are questioning themselves and cleansing their spirits from their biases.
Nietzsche concludes that philosophers ideology is based on their perspective, ideas, and experiences. He mentions that a philosophers power lies on the concept of telling one what is real and what is not. Also, that they tell us that our way is wrong and that their way is the correct way. Nietzsche then takes his argument one step further by stating that people tend to say that "I'll only believe and trust what I'm sure of," but then what will you be left with. That if all one can accept are things we know, then we'll be left with
In the book "Beyond Good and Evil," Nietzsche inquires a philosophy of the future for "free spirits". Nietzsche describes the distinct species of a philosopher, the "free spirits" and contrasts the false free spirits with the true free spirits. Nietzsche mentions the French Revolution, Voltaire, Stendhal, and "modern ideas".
Nietzsche's claim argues that philosophers mistake was dogmatism. Every vast philosophy, Nietzsche asserts, is little more than a secluded confession. Philosophers build up complex systems of thought to justify their own assumptions and biases. If we can dig these out, we can …show more content…
He finds such a mediocrity in modern scholarship, which is overly concerned with digging up dry, dull facts. Nietzsche's ideal philosopher creates meaning and values and does not simply deal with empty facts.
Nietzsche begins with the approach that our knowledge is based on a simplification of the truth that makes it expressible in language and understandable to all. Primarily, then, our inclination to knowledge is constructed upon and is even a clarification of, our inclination to stupidity. He believes that most of all, philosophers should not pose as guardians of truth or wisdom. The truths of philosophers are just their prejudices, and no philosopher has even been proved correct. Philosophers are at their healthiest when they are questioning themselves and cleansing their spirits from their biases.
Nietzsche concludes that philosophers ideology is based on their perspective, ideas, and experiences. He mentions that a philosophers power lies on the concept of telling one what is real and what is not. Also, that they tell us that our way is wrong and that their way is the correct way. Nietzsche then takes his argument one step further by stating that people tend to say that "I'll only believe and trust what I'm sure of," but then what will you be left with. That if all one can accept are things we know, then we'll be left with