2006-12-18 14:35:24 · 3 answers · asked by Miriam V 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
"A great value of antiquity lies in the fact that its writings are the only ones that modern men still read with exactness."
"The better the state is established, the fainter is humanity. To make the individual uncomfortable, that is my task."
It is not things, but opinions about things that have absolutely no existence, which have so deranged mankind!
from Nietzsche's Daybreak, s. 563, R.J. Hollingdale transl
Human, All Too Human (1878)
Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today.
Preface 7
2006-12-18 15:08:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capitalism demands that people consume; as such, we are conditioned to consume as much as possible and also to gear ourselves towards activities that insure the maximum acquisition of possessions. By doing that, we feed the self-perpetuating machine that enriches the very few and also pillages other lands' resources.
2006-12-18 23:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by Walter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Despite all this rage we are still only rats in a cage. Just to paraphrase a bit.
2006-12-18 22:45:34 · answer #3 · answered by raredawn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋