Single Idea 23203

[catalogued under 24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 1. Purpose of a State]

Full Idea

It is approaching, irrefutably, hesitatingly, terrible as fate, the great task and fate: how should the earth as a whole be governed?

Gist of Idea

The great question is approaching, of how to govern the earth as a whole

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1885-86 [1886], 37[08])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Fragments from 1885-86 (v 16)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2020], p.143


A Reaction

Two issues have accelerated the question, though we have yet to properly face it. One is the incredible increase in military destructiveness, and other is the damage to the planet caused by the relentless pursuit of wealth.