Friedrich Nietzsche said, Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man. What do you think?

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Answer 1

I believe Nietzche's intent was to torment humanity with his work. He has come a long way beyond the grave. The torment of man is the lack of hope, and therefore accepting misery as the norm.

Answer 2

I could take it two ways

1. Hope keeps people from accepting reality and in turn slows down or stops mans ability to come up with better solutions.

2. Even with better solutions there is no hope so hope prolongs torment indefinitely.

I'm going with #1, but it's just my interpretation.

The guy is pretty dark

Answer 3

honestly, wish is the worst of all evils, because of the fact it prolongs guy's torments. ~Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human, 1878 that's getting exciting !!! Jack is physically powerful: that's from Susanne Moodie and the e book he costs and this e book replaced into printed in England in 1852, 26 years earlier Nietzsche. that's seen hat she wrote the essays after 1840. "for the time of her early years in Canada she sent poems domicile for e book contained in the lady’s magazine". Nietzsche replaced into born in 1844 and lived together with his mom,grandmother,sister and 2 single aunts from 1852 to 1856. He reported to circulate to the gymnaium in 1852 and modern right here he began to learn the classics. He wrote yet another e book "Sokrates and the greek tragedy" and printed it in 1871, the section in "Human ...." is a specification of the e book in 1871. I start to have faith there is yet another source for the two persons for this citation which may well be lots older .....

Answer 4

I think Nietzsche was a nihilist and although he said some interesting things throughout his lifetime, I would not quote any of them in relation to my own life. His ideals were eccentric and I very strongly hope that they never become mine. He has a point and it makes sense but I don't want that kind of sense in my own life. What a terrible and depressing existence the human race would lead without hope.

Answer 5

Hope can come out of ignorence, but also out of a positive attitude. Maybe the both overlap a little, but not completely. If you don't feel any torments, there is no hope, there will be no progress in anything because of complacency taking over. Life is based on suffering and progress is based on trying to get rid of suffering or whetever inconvenience.

Answer 6

I don't agree at all with his point of view, I think he lived a sad, pathetic life. I am sure hope sometimes gives way to a big letdown, but boo hoo, i say suck it up and hope on something else, because without a few letdowns in life there is no way to appreciate the times that hope does pay off. Gotta have opposition in all things.

Answer 7

i think Friedrich Nietzsche was a depressive

Answer 8

Given that dissappointment is usually brought about by unfulfilled expectation, the more you expect the more you will be disappointed. What are you suppossed to do, stopping hoping for the best will not stop you being disappointed when the Shyte hits the fan

Answer 9

I think without hope you might as well give up now. Hope is all that gets me thru a day sometimes.
The grand essentials of happiness are:Something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
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Answer 10

I am pretty sure Nietzsche was clinically depressed. He killed God and said Hell was other people.

Man, what would our lives be like if someone stopped and offered him a Prozac?