If to know oneself is a true revelation and we accept that we are purely the consciousness within a vessel. Then what truly drives humans ego ? Is it a need to be free ? A need to be recognized? Accepted? Or is it simply boredom? Why do we do the things that we do ?
The reading states that no one can find new knowledge, and that new knowledge can only be found if one knows what they are looking for. I may not be reading into this statement correctly, but the human experience of discovery, particularly by surprise, (for example, walking in the woods and accidentally discovering a new species of insect) is an example of knowledge that was not guided by an understanding of what one was looking for, but rather obtained by chance, by accident. Unless the knowledge being referred to is that shared by the universe itself or some sort of spiritual consensus rather than the human population, couldn’t the newly gained knowledge of a discovery be considered “found new knowledge”, considering no human being knew of that discoveries existence prior to it having been discovered?
If infinity is an idea that we cant produce on our own, cant you just imply the opposite of finite? since were finite beings, shouldn’t there be an infinite being?
1. Nietzsche provocatively asserts that “the mass of humanity sacrificed to the flourishing of a single stronger species of man–now that would be progress.” What’s this mean? What are the implications of this?
2. Nietzsche says “It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge”? Does this mean we can’t complain?
3. Nietzsche’s claim that “our whole inner world…has acquired depth, breadth, and height,” are these signs of something “pregnant with the future?”
4. Nietzsche claims ” like bad conscience,the whole murky affair which goes by the name of thought,” including “reason, seriousness, [and] mastery over the emotions” has been achieved at the price of “blood and horror”. Is he praising it?
5. Why “The ascetic priest appears to represent a life-denying repression of the instincts, but in reality is the agent and the embodiment of the will to power ”?
If to know oneself is a true revelation and we accept that we are purely the consciousness within a vessel. Then what truly drives humans ego ? Is it a need to be free ? A need to be recognized? Accepted? Or is it simply boredom? Why do we do the things that we do ?
The reading states that no one can find new knowledge, and that new knowledge can only be found if one knows what they are looking for. I may not be reading into this statement correctly, but the human experience of discovery, particularly by surprise, (for example, walking in the woods and accidentally discovering a new species of insect) is an example of knowledge that was not guided by an understanding of what one was looking for, but rather obtained by chance, by accident. Unless the knowledge being referred to is that shared by the universe itself or some sort of spiritual consensus rather than the human population, couldn’t the newly gained knowledge of a discovery be considered “found new knowledge”, considering no human being knew of that discoveries existence prior to it having been discovered?
How do we deal with others who seem to have a limited understanding?
Does everyone deserve a second chance in life?
If infinity is an idea that we cant produce on our own, cant you just imply the opposite of finite? since were finite beings, shouldn’t there be an infinite being?
1. Nietzsche provocatively asserts that “the mass of humanity sacrificed to the flourishing of a single stronger species of man–now that would be progress.” What’s this mean? What are the implications of this?
2. Nietzsche says “It is impossible to suffer without making someone pay for it; every complaint already contains revenge”? Does this mean we can’t complain?
3. Nietzsche’s claim that “our whole inner world…has acquired depth, breadth, and height,” are these signs of something “pregnant with the future?”
4. Nietzsche claims ” like bad conscience,the whole murky affair which goes by the name of thought,” including “reason, seriousness, [and] mastery over the emotions” has been achieved at the price of “blood and horror”. Is he praising it?
5. Why “The ascetic priest appears to represent a life-denying repression of the instincts, but in reality is the agent and the embodiment of the will to power ”?