Nietzsche Chapter 1 Analysis

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In Chapter 1, it is mentioned by Nietzsche that everything boils down to interpretation. A prime example of this would be determining if the glass is half empty or half full. When we take a moment to consider this, it really is determined on how the eye of the beholder interprets it. Also, we can see this see this in politics because there are so many ways to view a subject. One side might ignore how much money it costs but mention ethics, while the other side mentions how good it will be for the economy while they leave out how it affects the environment. This is why nowadays it is hard to go from one side to the other because everyone is so determine to be right. The truth of the matter is they both are entitled to their interpretations, but they might need a third party to get them to see the bigger picture.
I find it pretty crazy, that one person can get something from a piece of research while another person, can something completely different. Another example of this, would be the claims that aspartame causes a vast amount of problems. The conspiracy theorist unfortunately got their information from an
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We can tie this together with de Saussure’s argument that the mind makes sense of the world in binary positions. An example of this, we could use is the Church in the Dark Ages coming into the Renaissance. Back then, people were either considered to be doing research for or against the church with not much in between. It wasn’t until later on that they had the ability to really interpret the Bible in different ways which broke the church into smaller denominations. Once you switched from being on the churches side to not on their side, you could question more claims that you have been brought to know. This gives the opportunity for new interpretations and to really broaden the different views there could

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