[lit-ideas] Re: ...but "I" /meant/ well
- From: Mike Geary <jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2013 14:41:42 -0500
Yeah, but why did Nietzsche say that? Hey? That's the question.
Mike Geary
Memphising along without any motives at all.
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Torgeir Fjeld <torgeir_fjeld@xxxxxxxx>wrote:
> " Nietzsche denies that we can ever know the intentions of any other human
> being. In fact, Nietzsche emphasizes the relative unimportance of conscious
> thinking, "consciousness is a surface," in favor of subconscious thinking
> and instincts. Hence, Nietzsche argues, not only can we not know the
> motives of other individuals, we cannot even know our own motives. This is
> a frequent theme in Nietzsche's writings, for example, "the most common lie
> is the lie one tells to oneself; lying to others is relatively the
> exception." "
>
> http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/nie/summary/v026/26.1brobjer.html
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> Mvh / Yours,
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>
> Torgeir Fjeld
> Gdansk, Poland
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> Blogs: http://phatic.blogspot.com // http://norsketegn.blogspot.com
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