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speed · March 3rd, 2008, 08:03 PM

An interesting question I read today regarding Nietszche's thought from a Polish philosopher: in outlining Nietzsche's doctrine of "the will to power," he remarks, "Nietzsche tells us to exercise the will to power and create the meaning of life for ourselves, regardless of traditional moral laws and inherited ideas of good and evil," and he then asks, "How, on this view, does a great artist differ in his greatness from a great criminal? Are we to admire both equally, since both created the meaning they wanted in their lives?"

March 3rd, 2008, 08:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
speed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 5,185	An interesting question I read today regarding Nietszche's thought from a Polish philosopher: in outlining Nietzsche's doctrine of "the will to power," he remarks, "Nietzsche tells us to exercise the will to power and create the meaning of life for ourselves, regardless of traditional moral laws and inherited ideas of good and evil," and he then asks, "How, on this view, does a great artist differ in his greatness from a great criminal? Are we to admire both equally, since both created the meaning they wanted in their lives?" __________________ If a fool would persist in his folly, he would become wise (William Blake). The road of excess, leads to the palace of wisdom (William Blake). Arguments are to be avoided; they are always vulgar and often convincing (Oscar Wilde).