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Friedrich Nietzsches Twilight of the Idols expanded on the problem of
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11 Dec 2022, 03:19
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Friedrich Nietzsche’s Twilight of the Idols expanded on the problem of the preponderance of reason in ancient Greek society, an issue he first broached in The Birth of Tragedy. The radical idea that Socrates was symptomatic of a declining Greek society based on the deification of rationality was almost unique among Enlightenment thinkers. Reaction to the idea in The Birth of Tragedy, in fact, was so negative among German academics that Nietzsche himself vacillated in his support, referring to the work as “impossible” and “embarrassing” in a preface to the second edition before returning to the notion in his later works. The antipathy of his peers is not surprising given that he took aim at such pillars of Western thinking as Plato, Socrates, even Christianity. Though originally widely refuted at the time of writing, themes related to the conflict between the rationality on one hand and the power of the senses on the other, were revisited time and time again by his successors.
According to the author, proponents of Nietzsche’s work would most likely agree that
A. human reason is infallible whereas the senses decay along with the body and are therefore subservient to the mind
B. there is a conflict between Socrates and traditional Christian thought
C. Nietzsche had little influence on later thinkers
D. privileging reason over the senses had a deleterious effect on Greek society at the time of Socrates
E. Nietzsche found Plato to be embarrassing
A. human reason is infallible whereas the senses decay along with the body and are therefore subservient to the mind
B. there is a conflict between Socrates and traditional Christian thought
C. Nietzsche had little influence on later thinkers
D. privileging reason over the senses had a deleterious effect on Greek society at the time of Socrates
E. Nietzsche found Plato to be embarrassing
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11 Dec 2022, 13:51
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The definition of a proponent is: "a person who argues in favor of something; an advocate."
Nietzche's entire argument is that lionizing reasoning was deleterious to Greek society, thus D is the correct answer choice
Nietzche's entire argument is that lionizing reasoning was deleterious to Greek society, thus D is the correct answer choice
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The passage tells us that Socrates was an example of the type of thinking that led to a decline in Greek society. His thinking placed great importance on rationality. Later in the passage we are told that there is a conflict between rationality and the senses. Thus, the author implies that Nietzsche felt that Socrates’ excessive rationality was a problem. The answer is choice (D).
The passage tells us that Socrates was an example of the type of thinking that led to a decline in Greek society. His thinking placed great importance on rationality. Later in the passage we are told that there is a conflict between rationality and the senses. Thus, the author implies that Nietzsche felt that Socrates’ excessive rationality was a problem. The answer is choice (D).
