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Full Idea
What really is it in us that wants 'the truth'? ...Granted we want truth: why not rather untruth? And uncertainty? Even ignorance? The problem of the value of truth stepped before us.
Gist of Idea
Why do we want truth, rather than falsehood or ignorance? The value of truth is a problem
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §001)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.15
A Reaction
I think this is one of the great moments in philosophy, when something that has been taken for granted, as a kind of mantra, is suddenly looked in the face and challenged. Truth at all costs? What sacrifices would you make for truth?