Why should I read Nietzsche?

Answer 1

Nietzsche was a pretty crazy guy but the interesting thing about him was the fact he questioned everything: morals, ethics, religious dogma, etc. Some of his writings can be somewhat unreadable at times but its some pretty interesting stuff that can really get you thinking. One of his ideas that I always found particularly interesting was the theory of eternal recurrence. It was his idea that because there are a finite amount of particles in the universe, there can only be so many ways in which they can be arranged and that eventually they will resume their original conformation, and history will repeat itself. This idea is scientifically false, however the philosophical idea at the heart of it was that one should live their life in such a way that if they had to repeat it over and over for all eternity, they would not change anything about it. This is one of the ideas at the heart of existentialism - coming to terms with the idea that life has no set meaning and that one must create their own. Anyway, this is getting rather long winded but its some interesting stuff. I recommend it.

Answer 2

read him because he's wonderful.....
let me give you a small sample.....

He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Nietzsche

Many a man fails to become a great thinker
for the sole reason his memory is too good.
Nietzsche

The man loves danger and sport. That is why he loves a woman, the most dangerous of all sports.
Nietzsche

“There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.”
Nietzsche

“I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you”
Nietzsche

“The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.”
Nietzsche

“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago”
Nietzsche

“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
Nietzsche

“The more you let yourself go, the less others let you go”
Nietzsche

“What if a demon were to creep after you one night, in your loneliest loneliness, and say, 'This life which you live must be lived by you once again and innumerable times more; and every pain and joy and thought and sigh must come again to you, all in the same sequence. The eternal hourglass will again and again be turned and you with it, dust of the dust!' Would you throw yourself down and gnash your teeth and curse that demon? Or would you answer, 'Never have I heard anything more divine'?”
Nietzsche

“We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.”
Nietzsche

“Become who you are.”
Nietzsche

“Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep? To the very toes he is terrified, because the ground gives way under him, and the dream begins.”
Nietzsche

Answer 3

Nietzsche will explain why God is dead. On the other hand, God will explain why Nietzsche is dead.

Answer 4

I think this is in the wrong section - he should be under philosophy. Because he was an amazing philosopher with ideas that could drive your thinking and find answers for your life - whether you agree with them or disagree.

Answer 5

To learn why this isn't a science question.

Answer 6

Having read the other replies, I'M WITH YOU.

Answer 7

If he doesn't kill you, he'll make you stronger. :)