“ On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life” by Friedrich Nietzsche.

On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life ' by Friedrich Nietzsche

Forward "Incidentally , I despise everything which merely instructs me without increasing or immediately enlivening my activity (Nietzsche , 2006 Unless the value of life or existence brings some value to his life Nietzsche chose to isolate what was the focus of contempt and antagonism -- History . Friedrich Nietzsche felt the need to interpret history and knowledge , as his describe as the garden of knowledge ' through his own particular setting . In an attempt to illustrate the pathos of his state , Nietzsche

felt it necessary to focus his reprisal on the masses Even with his ability to assess and evaluate , Nietzsche took the position his work was dated and narrow . History and culture proved to be a dynamic study that required a contemporary feel that eluded him . In self evaluation as a classical philologist , Nietzsche assumed a humble position that recognized the past impact of the classical Greek philosophy and in comparison to current age , his works paled

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Empirical study of a simple drove of beasts in their natural setting of existence , consuming sustenance , moving about and laying to rests is claimed by Nietzsche as a scene difficult to witness ' by Man . The class of Human Beings takes on the position that he is the benefit of the better of fate . Man extols the joy of being human with all its trappings , but in truth , observed by Nietzsche , Man is envious of the beast and his simplistic joy , serenity and his ability to enjoy true happiness . In quite honesty , to Nietzsche , Man truly desires to live like the beast without pain and worry . He is not able to will forward as the common beast is able to do so

The conflict arises that about the doubts in him self (Man , the ability to forget and learn from history is not a virtue .to cling to the past as other events still unfold . For the beast , the chain still holds him back no matter how far he attempts to travel . The allegory is apparent still Man and beast are trapped and restricted by their own forces that surround them

In essence the beast has but only one choice , unlike Man , it can only be candid in its environment . In observing this closed restricted world the spiteful choice of denying the true happiness of the beast still rakes at the heart of human . Nietzsche sees Man fighting and resisting the massive dynamic weight of the history as it constantly bears down his Nietzsche approaches the subject the happiness ' in the mind of the beast . Not from the position of joy or shared enlightenment , but from the position of stark pessimism . Claiming that the brief amount of joy is only riff in the fabric of sadness or suffering is in along string of continuous episodes of volatile swings between at least two of these emotions . To be punctuated by boredom , cupidity , and deprivation

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With the necessary tutoring from contemporaries , i .e . the...