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I have myself sometimes thought or argued that there was no thinking without words, but I had a particular understanding of thought in mind. If (and i...

I didn't understand all of your post, but I can relate to this. Nietzsche is a fascinating personality to hang out with. He contains multitudes. If I ...

Here's the passage in context. I wouldn't make too much of 'perfect order.' Making too much of that little choice is perhaps to be 'dazzled by the ide...

Well it's cool, no doubt. Depends what you mean by 'mean' here. I mentioned the 'itch' earlier. I kinda sorta know what you mean by mean, but that's m...

I read those passages as us being cautioned against projecting some kind of exact, quasi-mathematical meaning 'behind' language. The fact that we can ...

I think you nailed it. And I thought your post was great from start to finish. That makes sense to me. I also speculate that maybe part of us likes th...

Indeed. I'm familiar with some of those above and with others who also question the distinction. I also understand that defending the distinction is l...

I see your point, and I agree that a person doesn't have to know physics or philosophy, for instance, to rise in the world. I would't limit rationalit...

Nice. Personally I'd say no. I see no ultra-deep meaning to be had. I like Ecclesiastes. In thousands of years, how much progress has really been made...

Wow, I enjoyed that. It's raw and gets right to the point. FWIW, I don't know of any great evidence like that, but I do think that the situation which...

I think the later Wittgenstein is great too, though he may only be especially important for those with a tendency to get lost in form on their way to ...

Thanks.

Good point. FWIW, I've read lots of Nietzsche. He was my favorite for many years. Personally I could never find just one Nietzsche. For me he offered ...

Indeed. And let's not forget the groundlings. If I remember correctly, the elite were snobby about Shakespeare. He was a self-made man, only slightly ...

Fascinating post. That's a good example of the one of the sides of Nietzsche. Is this side really different from the founder of a religion? I recall a...

I agree that he says that, but it seems to be that this has to be taken as an exaggeration or a wicked joke. While writing the line in a particular mo...

Fair enough. Let's focus on the elite. Do they have much power to control art these days? At one time it may have been important to drop learned refer...

My tastes have definitely broadened, but indeed I do find that only some of what I loved when younger is still enjoyable.

Good point. I think the process happens in reverse too. Lots of things I liked when younger are impossible to enjoy now.

On a personal level, I think we all have our preferences. Maybe we identify with sophistication or authenticity or some other concept. We'll probably ...

Perhaps 'sophistication' is a better word than 'education' here. Do young people really take the tastes of their professors seriously? Maybe a few. Th...

Let's remember that some people are hated and even told to kill themselves. Usually this kind of aggression is not in the mouths of the talking heads ...

Hi. I think I agree with a point I think you are making. There is nothing 'absolutely' deep about science, IMO. Personally I don't know what existence...

I was really stirred by that passage when I first read it, and I still think it's valuable. This is the part that seems most important to me at the mo...

Maybe there are types like that out there. I don't know. In my experience people often learn science and tech because it's fascinating, impressive, an...

Hi. I'd like to suggest that TV/movies are the dominant forms of art these days, and that just about everyone loves some kind of TV or movie. The dema...