[WeAreTheLastMen]

Originally Posted by speed

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?"

That's about when you begin to realize that Nietzsche is a foo' (most of the time).