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Single Idea 20143
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 3. Scientism
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Full Idea
Strictly speaking there is no knowledge [science] without presuppositions; a philosophy, a 'faith', must always be there first of all, for knowledge to win from it a direction, a meaning, a limit, a method, a right to exist.
Gist of Idea
Scientific knowledge is nothing without a prior philosophical 'faith'
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals [1887], III.§24)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals/ Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Kaufmann,Walter [Vintage 1969], p.151
A Reaction
He sees philosophers as the creators of this faith, and laughs at anyone who tries to set philosophy on a scientific basis.
The
27 ideas
from 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
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3793
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We must question the very value of moral values
[Nietzsche]
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4407
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Plato, Spinoza and Kant are very different, but united in their low estimation of pity
[Nietzsche]
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3259
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Nietzsche rejects impersonal morality, and asserts the idea of living well
[Nietzsche, by Nagel]
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23715
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Psychologists should be brave and proud, and prefer truth to desires, even when it is ugly
[Nietzsche]
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4408
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The concept of 'good' was created by aristocrats to describe their own actions
[Nietzsche]
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4409
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Only the decline of aristocratic morality led to concerns about "egoism"
[Nietzsche]
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4410
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The truly great haters in world history have always been priests
[Nietzsche]
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23716
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A strong rounded person soon forgets enemies, misfortunes, and even misdeeds
[Nietzsche]
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23717
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Modern nihilism is now feeling tired of mankind
[Nietzsche]
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4411
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It is a delusion to separate the man from the deed, like the flash from the lightning
[Nietzsche]
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23718
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If we say birds of prey could become lambs, that makes them responsible for being birds of prey
[Nietzsche]
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2930
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The main aim of philosophy must be to determine the order of rank among values
[Nietzsche]
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23719
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Forgetfulness is a strong positive ability, not mental laziness
[Nietzsche]
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4414
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Philosophers invented "free will" so that our virtues would be permanently interesting to the gods
[Nietzsche]
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4416
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Basic justice is the negotiation of agreement among equals, and the imposition of agreement
[Nietzsche]
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4415
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Guilt and obligation originated in the relationship of buying and selling, credit and debt
[Nietzsche]
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4417
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Only that which has no history is definable
[Nietzsche]
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23720
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Punishment makes people harder, more alienated, and hostile
[Nietzsche]
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20142
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The state begins with brutal conquest of a disorganised people, not with a 'contract'
[Nietzsche]
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4418
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A masterful and violent person need have nothing to do with contracts
[Nietzsche]
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23721
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Old tribes always felt an obligation to the earlier generations, and the founders
[Nietzsche]
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20129
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All animals strive for the ideal conditions to express their power, and hate any hindrances
[Nietzsche]
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4419
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People who think in words are orators rather than thinkers, and think about facts instead of thinking facts
[Nietzsche]
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23722
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Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives
[Nietzsche]
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4420
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There is only 'perspective' seeing and knowing, and so the best objectivity is multiple points of view
[Nietzsche]
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4421
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Philosophers have never asked why there is a will to truth in the first place
[Nietzsche]
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20143
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Scientific knowledge is nothing without a prior philosophical 'faith'
[Nietzsche]
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