Nietzche On History for Life

Question 1

Central Argument

Answer 1

• Modern era as culmination of historical progress but it’s not

Question 2

Modern Era Culmination

Answer 2

• N has issue with the idea that this is the peak

Question 3

Hubris

Answer 3

• Intuition that history is intelligble and will culminate to a moment
• That moment can be derived from the past
• False

Question 4

Nostalgia

Answer 4

• Story to distract from horros of human condition
• Use it if it life affirming

Question 5

Reasoning

Answer 5

• Conditioned by experience, directions, reasoning not trusted

Question 6

Objective Past

Answer 6

• Can’t occupy past where we would know truth
• Enlightenment thinks we can

Question 7

Arrogant Reliance on History

Answer 7

• Life denying
• Contemps are preoccupied and can’t think about the moment/what’s next