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1 day ago · Friedrich Nietzsche held a pessimistic view of modern society and culture. He believed the press and mass culture led to conformity, brought about mediocrity, and the lack of intellectual progress was leading to the decline of the human species. In his opinion, some people would be able to become superior individuals through the use of willpower.
3 days ago · Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ( 15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history.
Apr 23, 2024 · 2 On free will and scholarship on totalitarian regimes see: Gertrude Himmelfarb, On Looking into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994). Importantly, Himmelfarb emphasizes the historian’s responsibility in discerning the unique in history and
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4 days ago · “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” ― Friedrich W. Nietzsche
May 4, 2024 · Friedrich Nietzsche — ‘Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.’
May 9, 2024 · The Ambling Mind. The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6. L. M. Sacasas. May 09, 2024. 244. 19. Share. Welcome to the Convivial Society. This is a newsletter about technology and culture, or, to borrow the title of my friend Lee Vinsel’s excellent podcast, peoples and things.
5 days ago · Day 768-A look into the Abyss! -The tongues descended like a ball of fire, as the spirit lays waste to all pretentious and difficult mire -They then did speak with a single voice, only to be heard by all others with perceptions of choice -We must remember that when the cognition came, it was not from speaking but rather it was heard by all, just the same
