Single Idea 14889

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / f. Philosophy as healing]

Full Idea

As long as philosophers do not muster the courage to advocate a lifestyle structured in an entirely different way and demonstrate it by their own example, they will come to nothing.

Gist of Idea

Philosophy is pointless if it does not advocate, and live, a new way of life

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1872-74 [1873], 31 [10])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Unpublished of 'Unfashionable Obs' period (v 11)', ed/tr. Gray,Richard T. [Stanford 1995], p.311


A Reaction

This is a pretty tough requirement for the leading logicians and metaphysicians of our day, but they must face their marginality. The public will only be interested in philosophers who advocate new ways of living.