Perhaps philosophy needs a few romantic bohemians to create inspired writing. In some ways, he may be one of the role models, certainly more so than Kant. What may have been important is his writing style. That was what drew me to his writings and I read his writings long before many of the importance philosophers. But it does seem that he is the consolation for adolescent angst, almost like emo music, and for times of distress later. He is probably read by many who don't read many other philosophers. — Jack Cummins
I don't listen to rock often but when I do it's Cream and the Stones over others. — Tom Storm
People vary so much in which philosophers appeal to them, but it is also worth thinking about the cultural contexts in which they were writing. In particular, Nietzsche's writing is particularly critical of Christianity whereas Kant was firmly rooted in the Christian church tradition. So, how one views Christianity is likely to be important as much as the styles of the two writers. Actually, the two writers make an interesting contrast in their entire approach to philosophy, but they were probably equally serious in their pursuit of philosophy and very intense individuals. — Jack Cummins
What a joke: if "Clapton is God", then what does that make Hendrix? Santana? SRV? :smirk:Now Clapton is too cool to be the Übermensch. He has to settle for being God. — Banno
Of all that is written, I love only what a person hath written with his blood. Write with blood, and thou wilt find that blood is spirit. It is no easy task to understand unfamiliar blood; I hate the reading idlers. He who knoweth the reader, doeth nothing more for the reader. Another century of readers—and spirit itself will stink. — Thus Spake Zarathustra, Chapter 7, “Reading and Writing”
Isn't it odd that American rock is so...derivative; pale imitations of their British overlords. — Banno
Yanks treat of the Beach Boys as their equivalent of the Beatles... the Beach Boys! Christ, it's pathetic. — Banno
Smith, maybe you should actually read his books Beyond Good and Evil AND On The Genealogy of Morals. To translate Freddy's famous phrase, it means "beyond religious (priestly) morality"; that is, a return to naturalistic, this-worldly, values of Good & Bad (re: virtues) rather than, as he sees it, other-worldly, anti-naturalistic values of "Good & Evil" (re: sins).Beyond good and evil is toignore life, the ability to feel pain, and, most dishearteningly of all, consciousness— Agent Smith
My understanding of what Nietzsche meant by beyond good and evil was not about ignoring life and pain. It was more about the conventional superficialities and appearance of 'kindness' represented in the development of Christianity. — Jack Cummins
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