R.J. Hollingdale ranks alongside Walter Kaufmann as among the foremost scholars on the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. Hollingdale's approach to Nietzsche's next great work, On the Genealogy of Morals , concentrates heavily on what the work says regarding the phenomenon of the " will to power " and " the master/slave morality " structure. This post extensively quotes from Hollingdale's philosophical biography of Nietzsche. BGE is the abbreviation I use for Beyond Good and Evil . GM stands for On the Genealogy of Morals . " Beyond Good and Evil is devoted to an elaboration and explanation of theories put forward in Zarathustra , and Towards a Genealogy of Morals is described as performing the same service for Beyond Good and Evil , so the two books can best be considered together." (page 180) "The first problem Nietzsche faces is the difficulty involved in saying that the will to power is 'true' if the search for truth is itse...
This blog is intended to be read in reverse order. That is, the most distant entry first. Friedrich Nietzsche offers possibly the best insights on how to posture and express one's life. His life's work was devoted to finding one's "style" within the chaos of existence. The trick, obivously, is not to lose your mind in the process. The title of this blog is explained in the February 29, 2012 post.