Nietzsche And The Rational Man

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In paragraph 14, Nietzsche reaches his conclusion to the essay. He contrasts the rational man, who he also refers to the stoical man with the intuitive man. Each type of man attempts to relate to his life in the world in which he lives for the entirety of his existence. It their methods which are different. The way that the rational man seeks to comprehend his world is through “foresight, prudence and regularity”. It is through thee means that he attempts to avoid deception. He believes that it is through deception that pain and misfortune emerge. He believes that adherence of his systematic methods that he will understand the truth of the world and how everything works. By achieving this understanding he will be able to order the

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