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Single Idea 2930

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly ]

Full Idea

The future task of the philosophers is the solution of the problem of value, the determination of the order of rank among values.

Gist of Idea

The main aim of philosophy must be to determine the order of rank among values

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals [1887], I.§17 note)

Book Ref

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals/ Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Kaufmann,Walter [Vintage 1969], p.56

A Reaction

'Determine' is presumably either a power struggle, or needs criteria by which to do the judging.