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That the observer is multifaceted and transient, although possibly essential attributes, are beyond the point of the observer. The observer is essenti...

This is a broad issue. But, sticking to solipsism, nothing exists beyond my immediacy, which may or may not include my recognition of an object, or an...

Perfect model. Two cards. Their relation, and the necessary dynamic (they are equally balanced; by removing one the opposite will fall; &c) are determ...

You really have to enter the mind of the solipsist to understand it. There are two things that will help to clarify. There is the epistemic certainty,...

Please explain. Solipsism is a very particular and morbid way of being.

There are certain individuals who entertain solipsistic reasoning, and it is definitely worth wasting time on them. :grin:

But then he is only doubting, which again he cannot doubt. He is certain of the reality of his immediacy, and nothing else. This is what makes him sol...

But can he doubt his doubting? I think not. To him, all that is real is immediate, and all that is immediate is real, nothing else.

Existence?!?!? What's that?

Thanks for the link. I read it and found some relevant points: From this article, Mantura comes off, in the philosophical sense, as a phenomenologist,...

At least it wasn't a dead horse. But still, not very Ubermensch, was it? That is a good assessment. Nietschze's philosophy was a lot more concerned wi...

Do you mean: that which exists being aware of its existence?

Thanks. I'm studying it.

I hope you're enjoying your vacation. I am not at all acquainted with Maturana. But I took a quick tour on wikipedia. I found this caption that might ...

Belief is constituted by our pressuppositions. For everything we know, there are things we pressuppose.

Oooweee...someone is testes. :yikes:

Well, that just sounds ridiculous. But there is some type of aesthetic metaphor that has irrational meaning that is valuable to the human psyche. For ...

They aren't supposed to do that? Oops. :yikes: I don't know. Tell me please. That is hard to swallow. But, I cannot help but think that everything is ...

I feel you are being a little too ad hommed about Nietzsche. Even if he is as despicable as Hitler, you cannot discount his historic contribution to t...

I am, she was probably a super hot babe (intellectually speaking, of course :wink: :up: )

It is a mythological period, an allegory for something that cannot be accounted for in the scientific criterion of the present age. As such, the const...

Never heard of it. Sounds retarded.

What is new? Tell me that, and you win the trophy for most original philosopher on TPF. :monkey:

@"Shamshir" Nietzsche is known to make biblical references on occasion. Is is possible that the Ubermensch relates to a the man preceding the tower of...

You are right in that Ceasar or a Napoleon were more appropriate examples of the Ubermensch. But if we apply it logically, as in everyone is a Napolea...

That's a pretty strong belief. I may even venture to call it piety.

I can't believe this thread is still alive. :snicker:

Science might have some elements of paganism. But where it differs is that Paganism has soul, whereas science has a near infinitude of old crusty page...

I think it is very reasonable. In the strict sense of being Dionysian, there is nothing that the Ubermensch is not justified to do. And even if Nietzs...

I always defined paganism as immanency, in that divinity exists directly in nature, or the objects of our immediate perception. Whereas the the early ...

I always felt that Nietschze borrowed heavily from other thinkers he was acquainted with. But I also think he usually added a unique touch. I know he ...

:lol: And Nietzsche was filled with disdain. He would have absolutely despised Russell. A tragic beatdown indeed.

We'll call it a draw. Then, who can out drink the other?

That is a great description of what the postmodernist/Deconstructionists seem to be attempting. :smile:

Interesting... Could you elaborate?

I could seduce Wagner's slutty wife. :grin: . Now that's a good question: Who would win in a fight, Nietzsche or Russell?

I think BoT had a heavy dose of phenomenology overshadowing it. And because of that assumption, I think the world historic is steadily implied therein...

If all conceptions are existentially dependent upon language, and the thought/belief of "existence" is exististentially bound to the linguistic form, ...

@"creativesoul" There is a lot here that makes a lot of sense. To be honest, I'm trying to get a better grasp on your methodology. I know existential ...

@"ernestm" @"ChatteringMonkey" Platoism was one of the prime examples that Nietschze used to illustrate the Apollonian. In fact, in BoT, Platonism is ...

I believe his debut work to be invaluable in interpreting his overall philosophy. In "ecce homo", he triples down on his commitment to the Dionysian. ...

I feel that this essay is his only attempt of presenting the Dionysian/Apollonian scientifically. And I'm no expert, but it seems his later (relevant)...

Nothing passes Hume's guillotine, that's what makes it so cool. Speaking of Hume's guillotine, I feel like Nietzsche invented a guillotine of his own ...

One thing that you find if you read enough Nietzsche, is that almost everything he writes, he contradicts somewhere else. He leaves himself wide open ...

If it's not a joking matter, then I object to it being the topic of a thread. Bathrooms are disgusting to begin with, but to include sex and children ...

You can ethically justify anything. For every ethical thought/belief, there is an equal and opposite one. Is one more true than the other? It depends ...

It requires humility to attempt a foreign framework and to risk being wrong often. But it is one of the best ways to expand one's philosophical acumen...

I like that. Existence is a paradoxical concept and impossibly abstract, very much like thought. Whenever we think about existence, we suspend its act...

It's good to get the terms straight. :grin:

It is a false religion, because it does not directly address the fear. Fear is not the possibility of threat in the world, it is a psychological condi...