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Single Idea 24136
[filed under theme 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 8. Eternal Recurrence
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Full Idea
I conduct the great test: who will endure the thought of eternal recurrence?
Gist of Idea
Who can endure the thought of eternal recurrence?
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85 [1884], 25[290])
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1884-85 (v 15)', ed/tr. Loeb,P.S./Tinsley,D.F. [Stanford 2022], p.74
A Reaction
He sometimes talks as if eternal recurrence were a cosmic fact, but we should definitely ignore that. This idea captures his idea best, I think - that we should try to live with the prospect of recurrence always in mind. A type of existentialism.
The
31 ideas
from 'Unpublished Notebooks 1884-85'
24124
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We now have innumerable perspectives to draw on
[Nietzsche]
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24125
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Aristotle enjoyed the sham generalities of a system, as the peak of happiness!
[Nietzsche]
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24126
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We contain multitudes of characters, which can brought into the open
[Nietzsche]
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24127
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Judging actions by intentions - like judging painters by their thoughts!
[Nietzsche]
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24128
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After history following God, or a people, or an idea, we now see it in terms of animals
[Nietzsche]
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24129
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We start with images, then words, and then concepts, to which emotions attach
[Nietzsche]
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24130
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An affirmative belief is present in every basic sense impression
[Nietzsche]
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24131
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There is no 'being'; it is just the opposition to nothingness
[Nietzsche]
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24132
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After Socrates virtue is misunderstood, as good for all, not for individuals
[Nietzsche]
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24133
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I have perfected fatalism, as recurrence and denial of the will
[Nietzsche]
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24134
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There is always slavery, whether we like it or not
[Nietzsche]
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24135
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Egoism should not assume that all egos are equal
[Nietzsche]
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24136
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Who can endure the thought of eternal recurrence?
[Nietzsche]
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24138
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Strongly believed a priori is not certain; it may just be a feature of our existence
[Nietzsche]
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24137
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Mathematics is just accurate inferences from definitions, and doesn't involve objects
[Nietzsche]
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24139
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A 'person' is just one possible abstraction from a bundle of qualities
[Nietzsche]
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24140
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Cause and effect is a hypothesis, based on our supposed willing of actions
[Nietzsche]
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24141
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Having a sense of time presupposes absolute time
[Nietzsche]
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24142
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What matters is how humans can be developed
[Nietzsche]
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24143
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Thinkers might agree some provisional truths, as methodological assumptions
[Nietzsche]
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24144
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A cognitive mechanism wanting to know itself is absurd!
[Nietzsche]
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24145
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Mind is a mechanism of abstraction and simplification, aimed at control
[Nietzsche]
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24146
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All the major problems were formulated before Socrates
[Nietzsche]
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24147
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Thoughts are uncertain, and are just occasions for interpretation
[Nietzsche]
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24148
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If you love something, it is connected with everything, so all must be affirmed as good
[Nietzsche]
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24149
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Values need a perspective, of preserving some aspect of life
[Nietzsche]
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24150
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We can only understand through concepts, which subsume particulars in generalities
[Nietzsche]
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24151
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I only want thinking that is anchored in body, senses and earth
[Nietzsche]
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24152
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Fate is inspiring, if you understand you are part of it
[Nietzsche]
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24153
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Humans are determined by community, so its preservation is their most valued drive
[Nietzsche]
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24154
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If you want one experience repeated, you must want all of them
[Nietzsche]
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