Full Idea
Man is above all a judging animal.
Gist of Idea
Man is above all a judging animal
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Writings from Late Notebooks [1887], 04[8])
Book Reference
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Writings from the Late Notebooks', ed/tr. Bittner,Rüdiger [CUP 2003], p.104
A Reaction
This seems awfully close to Aristotle's supposed claim that we are the 'rational animal' (though see Idea 6559). To me it implies that if judging is our proper function, then judging well is our highest virtue. The highest good for man is understanding.
Related Idea
Idea 6559 Aristotle never actually says that man is a rational animal [Aristotle, by Fogelin]