Re: Quoting Nietzsche is a perilous business

From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2002 - 17:57:58 MST


At 03:34 PM 1/6/02, you wrote:
>Max More wrote (5.1.2002/17:50) :
> > Jacques,
> >
> > Nietzche got lots of things wrong.
>
>I see. Well, it's good to know that someone knows exactly what he got
>right and what he got wrong...

I *believe* Nietzsche got many things wrong. Better?

> > Nietzsche himself presumably
> > would welcome being improved upon:
> >
> > "One repays a teacher badly if one always remains a pupil only. Why do you
> > not pluck at my wreath?"
>
>I don't need that kind of advice.

I didn't mean to imply that you did. I was taking an opportunity to give
one of my favorite Nietzsche quotes. I think you took it quite the wrong
(unintended) way.

Max

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