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[catalogued under 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 8. Eternal Recurrence]

Full Idea

Eternal recurrence is the highest formula of affirmation that is at all attainable.

Gist of Idea

Eternal recurrence is the highest attainable affirmation

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Ecce Homo [1889], III.Z-1?), quoted by Brian Leiter - Nietzsche On Morality

Book Reference

Leiter,Brian: 'Nietzsche On Morality (2nd Edn)' [Routledge 2015], p.119


A Reaction

Did Nietzsche have in mind an even higher formulation that was unattainable? The aim of eternal recurrence is to offer the highest possible ideal that remains rooted in the nature of ordinary life. It is a cut-down version of the Form of the Good.