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I don't think you're reading the book very well, to be honest. I'm a bit of a Nietzsche fan and I think you'll find that he praises the Jews in various parts of

I don't think you're reading the book very well, to be honest. I'm a bit of a Nietzsche fan and I think you'll find that he praises the Jews in various parts of the book. He despised anti-semitism as well as the formative groups that led to national socialism. To focus on one example he made like that is very bad form. His commentary on the brutality of societies relatively to how secure they feel was particularly brilliant. Applicable today especially when you contrast European democratic socialism and their criminal justice systems versus the US and other parts of the world. And yet all you can extract out of his writing is that you believe he was some kind of provocateur? This makes me genuinely sad. I'd expect a deeper and more thorough reading of my favorite author and philosopher out of HN. I hope you'll review Genealogy or consider reading Beyond Good & Evil.

steveklabnik 16y ago
First of all, you'll notice that I said "when I got to the bit about," not "This is my final view of Nietzsche." Secondly, I didn't say that it was "all [I] can extract out of his writing," either.
- alnayyir 16y ago
  People tend to extract and reference what stuck with them most about a particular work unless they're a scholar in the material. The accusations of anti-semitism against Nietzsche are rampant and my attempts to play whack-a-mole with them really have nothing to do with your inability to couch your statements. If you don't want that kind of response in future, clarify yourself. I have enough work to do that I shouldn't have to keep adding a N.B. to half-baked readings of core western philosophy.
- joe_the_user 16y ago
  "when I got to the bit..." actually sounds like pretty definite judgment. Perhaps "my impression was..." would "sound" preliminary. This doesn't.
  - steveklabnik 16y ago
    Interesting. My intention was "as I was reading it, when I came across that part, this is what I was thinking."

steveklabnik 16y ago

First of all, you'll notice that I said "when I got to the bit about," not "This is my final view of Nietzsche." Secondly, I didn't say that it was "all [I] can extract out of his writing," either.

alnayyir 16y ago
People tend to extract and reference what stuck with them most about a particular work unless they're a scholar in the material. The accusations of anti-semitism against Nietzsche are rampant and my attempts to play whack-a-mole with them really have nothing to do with your inability to couch your statements. If you don't want that kind of response in future, clarify yourself. I have enough work to do that I shouldn't have to keep adding a N.B. to half-baked readings of core western philosophy.
joe_the_user 16y ago
"when I got to the bit..." actually sounds like pretty definite judgment. Perhaps "my impression was..." would "sound" preliminary. This doesn't.
- steveklabnik 16y ago
  Interesting. My intention was "as I was reading it, when I came across that part, this is what I was thinking."