July 2, 2012
The 'negation of life' as a goal of life, goal of development, existence as a great stupidity: such a crazed interpretation is merely the outgrowth of a measuring of life by factors of consciousness (pleasure and unpleasure, good and evil). Here the means are upheld against the end; the 'unholy', absurd, above all disagreeable means - how can it be a good end that makes use of such means! But the mistake lies in our presupposing from the outset an end that precisely excludes such means, instead of looking for the end that would explain the necessity of such means. That is to say, we take something that is desirable in respect to certain means (agreeable, rational, virtuous ones) and make it a norm, according to which we now posit what overall end is desirable...
Nietzsche - Notes from the Late Notebooks
Posted by amin at July 2, 2012 9:38 PM