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Monthly Archives: February 2020
Zarathustra’s Discourses: The Tree on the Hill
Previous post: Reading and Writing Zarathustra saw that a certain youth avoided him. And as he walked alone one evening over the hills surrounding the town called “The Pied Cow,” he found the youth sitting leaning against a tree, gazing … Continue reading
Zarathustra’s Discourses: Reading and Writing
Previous post: The Pale Criminal Having discussed criminality, guilt, and rationalization, Zarathustra turns to those who read. Considering you are reading his book, this seems a bold move on Nietzche’s part. * * * Of all that is written, I … Continue reading
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Tagged friedrich nietzche, reading and writing, thus spake zarathustra
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Zarathustra’s Discourses: The Pale Criminal
Previous Post: Joys and Passions Having discussed how the passions are transmuted into virtues, Zarathustra speaks about crime, madness, and rationalization. * * * Do you judges and sacrificers not intend to kill until the animal has bowed its head? … Continue reading
Zarathustra’s Discourses: Joys and Passions
Previous Post: Despisers of the Body After his discourse on those whose despise the body, he speaks about the passions, and how your passions become your virtues. * * * My brother, when you have a virtue, and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged friedrich nietzche, passions, thus spake zarathustra, virtues
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Zarathustra’s Discourses: Despisers of the Body
Previous Post: Believers in Other-worlds After addressing those who belief in the afterlife, Zarathustra goes on to speak about the foolishness of aesthetics who despise their own bodies. * * * I speak my truth to the despisers of the … Continue reading
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Zarathustra’s Discourses: Believers in Other-worlds
Previous post: The Academic Chair of Virtue After taking on the “feel good” academic wisdom, Zarathustra turns to the religious and, in particular, those who believe in an afterlife that takes place in a “hinterwelt” or “other-world”. * * * … Continue reading
Zarathustra Visits The Academic Chair of Virtue
Previous Post: The Three Metamorphoses After his discourse on metamorphoses, Zarathustra visits a “wise man”, listens to him profess his wisdom on the virtues and sleep, and offers his own critique of the man. * * * People commended a … Continue reading
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Thus Spake Zarathustra: The Rope Dancer
Previous Post: Zarathustra’s Prologue Here’s what happened after Zarathustra’s first attempts to speak to the people fell on deaf ears. * * * Then something happened that made every mouth mute and held every eye. While Zarathrustra was speaking, the rope-dancer … Continue reading
Thus Spake Zarathustra in Modern English
The English translation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra made by Thomas Common is freely available from Project Gutenberg. Unfortunately, it’s quite old and difficult to read. There are plenty of old forms: thees, thous, and eths. Worse, Common has … Continue reading