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Full Idea
My task is the dehumanisation of nature, and then the naturalisation of humanity once it has attained the pure concept of 'nature'.
Gist of Idea
First see nature as non-human, then fit ourselves into this view of nature
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Works (refs to 8 vol Colli and Montinari) [1885], 9.525), quoted by Rüdiger Safranski - Nietzsche: a philosophical biography 10
Book Ref
Safranski,Rüdiger: 'Nietzsche: a philosophical biography' [Granta 2003], p.227
A Reaction
Safranski sees this as summarising Nietzsche's project, and it could be a mission statement for naturalism. This idea pinpoints why I take Nietzsche to be important - as a pioneer of the naturalistic view of people.
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| 20127 | Laws of nature are universal, so everything must be understood through those laws [Spinoza] |
| 24151 | I only want thinking that is anchored in body, senses and earth [Nietzsche] |
| 20123 | First see nature as non-human, then fit ourselves into this view of nature [Nietzsche] |
| 18391 | 'Naturalism' says only the world of space-time exists [Armstrong] |
| 3509 | Externalism may be the key idea in philosophical naturalism [Papineau] |