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Nietzsche is fond of playful personal attacks (which do sometimes become shrill by the end of his life on some matters), but he engages with the thought honestl
by Amezarak 4y ago
Nietzsche is fond of playful personal attacks (which do sometimes become shrill by the end of his life on some matters), but he engages with the thought honestly. Russell does not. That is what I see as the difference. It's one thing to say someone is a crazy dummy, it's another to say that and then totally misrepresent what they thought while claiming to educate the reader.
- cf100clunk 4y ago>> he engages with the thought honestly. Russell does not. I'm struggling with your use of the word ''honestly''. I have usually taken Russell at his word, bowing to his widely lauded expertise. When he referred to Rousseau as a lunatic, I was inclined to believe him and never for a moment felt that he was being dishonest. If anything, it forced me to check out Rousseau one more time. Nietzsche never instilled that same sense of awe within me or desire to do further work following up on his own critical targets.