20 January 2006

on holiday...

Caribbean Sunset
...sunset off the coast of Cuba

Philosophers mean to be on holiday as they turn to Nietzsche -- that may be why so many non-specialists feel perfectly competent to talk or even write books about Nietzsche. On holiday, one seeks the liberating prospect of the open sea, the roar of the waves, or a sense of mountain air and clear light.

Babich, Babette E., HEIDEGGER'S RELATION TO NIETZSCHE'S THINKING: ON CONNIVANCE, NIHILISM, AND VALUE

clarity, competence, calmness, connivance, chaos...?

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