Nietzsche's Corner

Originally posted by dottewell
Depends on the philosopher and the aspect of philosophy. There are plenty of people you can agree with without it having any practical impact on your life. But Nietzsche? Hmm...

Always read Nietszche before doing the tango.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Always read Nietszche before doing the tango.

That sounds like my idea of a terrible night out.

Originally posted by dottewell
That sounds like my idea of a terrible night out.

You probably don't even wax your mustachios.

Originally posted by catfoodtim
Bosse de Nage's philosophy series.

-Nietszche's tango steps for the beginner.
-Hegel and preparing for a picnic.
-Kierkegaard's Kitchen Cupboard: An existential guide to the shelf life of dried goods.

101 uses for a dead philosopher?

Originally posted by catfoodtim
Fair point. To be fair, what I know about philosophers you could write on the back of Vladamir's genitalia.

I am actually genuinely interested in this issue. There have been plenty of attempts to "rehabilitate" Neitzsche into the mainstream analytical tradition, with philosophers claiming to be able to separate off "useful" aspects of his thought. I'm sure that would be anathema to thorough-going Nietzscheans.

Originally posted by dottewell
I'm sure that would be anathema to thorough-going Nietzscheans.

[Advances towards dottewell in jerky tango motion, eyes a-bulge & mustachios a-bristle, arms held like a fencer sans foil]

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
[Advances towards dottewell in jerky tango motion, eyes a-bulge & mustachios a-bristle, arms held like a fencer sans foil]

...and that would be anathema to ANYONE.

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
[Advances towards dottewell in jerky tango motion, eyes a-bulge & mustachios a-bristle, arms held like a fencer sans foil]

I've not tried that one. Are you sure you didn't mean mango jerky?

Originally posted by dottewell
There have been plenty of attempts to "rehabilitate" Neitzsche into the mainstream analytical tradition, with philosophers claiming to be able to separate off "useful" aspects of his thought. I'm sure that would be anathema to thorough-going Nietzscheans.[/b]

Yea you're right, in the anthropological sphere, Clifford Geertz utilised aspects of Nietzsche's perspectivism and transposed them to the narration of ethnographies.... But I guess the Nazi and misogynist taint as kept Niezschean philosophy to the back ground..

Originally posted by Vladamir no1
Yea you're right, in the anthropological sphere, Clifford Geertz utilised aspects of Nietzsche's perspectivism and transposed them to the narration of ethnographies.... But I guess the Nazi and misogynist taint as kept Niezschean philosophy to the back ground..

Which "aspects" were those?

Originally posted by dottewell
Which "aspects" were those?

The main extraction geertz utilsed was talen form the nietzsche quote "There are no facts, only interpretations" . Geertz started to 'interpret facts through interpretation mainly through the use of semiotics, seeing cultural patterns as symbols that with investigation could reveal the motives and reasoning below a cultures rituals and so on....

Originally posted by Vladamir no1
The main extraction geertz utilsed was talen form the nietzsche quote "There are no facts, only interpretations" . Geertz started to 'interpret facts through interpretation mainly through the use of semiotics, seeing cultural patterns as symbols that with investigation could reveal the motives and reasoning below a cultures rituals and so on....

Could you explain that in simple language?