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[from 'Twilight of the Idols' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 1. Philosophy / B. History of Ideas / 4. Early European Thought ]

Full Idea

Ages are to be assessed by their positive forces - and by this assessment the age of the Renaissance, so prodigal and so fateful, appears as the last great age.

Gist of Idea

Judging by the positive forces, the Renaissance was the last great age

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 8.37)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.91


A Reaction

I suspect that Nietzsche places art very high among the positive forces. Science and technology showed barely a glimmer during the Renaissance. Mathematics moved very little, Copernicus was ignored, and logic was static.