Single Idea 14890

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 3. Wisdom Deflated]

Full Idea

Suffering is the meaning of existence.

Gist of Idea

Suffering is the meaning of existence

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1872-74 [1873], 32 [67])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Unpublished of 'Unfashionable Obs' period (v 11)', ed/tr. Gray,Richard T. [Stanford 1995], p.336


A Reaction

This doesn't mean that he is advocating suffering. The context of his remark is that the pursuit of truth involves suffering.