Single Idea 7133

[catalogued under 13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 3. Subjectivism]

Full Idea

The tempter: There are many different eyes, .... and consequently there are many different 'truths', and consequently there is no truth.

Gist of Idea

It is tempting to think many eyes means many truths - so not truth

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 34[230])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.14


A Reaction

First time around I failed to notice his heading of 'the tempter' before this idea. Out of context, it can make him a total relativist - but that contradicts almost everything else he said about truth. He was not a relativist!