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Single Idea 2922
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 2. Ancient Thought
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Full Idea
Every mind of any account in the Roman Empire was an Epicurean.
Gist of Idea
All intelligent Romans were Epicureans
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (The Anti-Christ [1889], 58)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.181
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12 ideas
from 'The Anti-Christ'
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20375
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Virtues must be highly personal; if not, it is merely respect for a concept
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20138
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Christianity is at war with the higher type of man, and excommunicates his basic instincts
[Nietzsche]
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2915
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Each person should devise his own virtues and categorical imperative
[Nietzsche]
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2916
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The great lie of immortality destroys rationality and natural instinct
[Nietzsche]
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2917
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Christianity is a revolt of things crawling on the ground against elevated things
[Nietzsche]
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2918
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The story in Genesis is the story of God's fear of science
[Nietzsche]
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23520
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Truth has had to be fought for, and normal life must be sacrificed to achieve it
[Nietzsche]
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2920
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A God who cures us of a head cold at the right moment is a total absurdity
[Nietzsche]
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2919
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'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true
[Nietzsche]
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2921
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Philosophy grasps the limits of human reason, and values are beyond it
[Nietzsche]
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2922
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All intelligent Romans were Epicureans
[Nietzsche]
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2914
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One must never ask whether truth is useful
[Nietzsche]
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