Ideas from 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' by Friedrich Nietzsche [1884], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Thus Spake Zarathustra' by Nietzsche,Friedrich (ed/tr Hollingdale,R.J.) [Penguin 1969,0-14-044118-2]].
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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated
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But what is the reasoning of the body, that it requires the wisdom you seek?
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 8. Humour
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Reject wisdom that lacks laughter
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 7. Falsehood
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To love truth, you must know how to lie
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / a. Self needs body
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The powerful self behind your thoughts and feelings is your body
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16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 3. Reference of 'I'
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Forget the word 'I'; 'I' is performed by the intelligence of your body
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20. Action / B. Preliminaries of Action / 2. Willed Action / a. Will to Act
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The will is constantly frustrated by the past
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / d. Biological ethics
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We created meanings, to maintain ourselves
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / f. Übermensch
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The noble man wants new virtues; the good man preserves what is old
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22. Metaethics / B. Value / 2. Values / g. Love
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We only really love children and work
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 2. Happiness / c. Value of happiness
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I want my work, not happiness!
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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Virtues can destroy one another, through jealousy
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / c. Wealth
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People now find both wealth and poverty too much of a burden
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 4. External Goods / d. Friendship
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If you want friends, you must be a fighter
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 2. Nihilism
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The greatest experience possible is contempt for your own happiness, reason and virtue
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24. Political Theory / A. Basis of a State / 1. A People / c. A unified people
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An enduring people needs its own individual values
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24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 3. Constitutions
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The state coldly claims that it is the people, but that is a lie
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25. Social Practice / A. Freedoms / 5. Freedom of lifestyle
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Saints want to live as they desire, or not to live at all
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25. Social Practice / D. Justice / 3. Punishment / b. Retribution for crime
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Whenever we have seen suffering, we have wanted the revenge of punishment
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25. Social Practice / F. Life Issues / 5. Sexual Morality
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Man and woman are deeply strange to one another!
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28. God / A. Divine Nature / 2. Divine Nature
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I can only believe in a God who can dance
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28. God / C. Attitudes to God / 5. Atheism
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There can't be gods, because that leaves us nothing to create!
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29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 2. Immortality / d. Heaven
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Heaven was invented by the sick and the dying
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We don't want heaven; now that we are men, we want the kingdom of earth
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