Single Idea 14881

[catalogued under 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 7. Despair over Philosophy]

Full Idea

Why do human beings even want philosophers?

Gist of Idea

Why do people want philosophers?

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1872-74 [1873], 29 [019])

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Unpublished of 'Unfashionable Obs' period (v 11)', ed/tr. Gray,Richard T. [Stanford 1995], p.199


A Reaction

It is not clear, of course, that they do want philosophers. The standard attitude to them seems to be a mixture of contempt and fear.