What did Nietzsche mean by this?
2007-12-15 14:11:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If I recall correctly, Nietzsche had a sort of robust, macho ethic of 'minding ones own business' and considered anything indirect to be sneaky, unclean, low... etc. He didn't like the transcendental 'all knowing' mind and considered it perverse. He considered too much knowledge in detail to be in bad taste. I think it's just his own particular taste and way of thinking.
2007-12-15 15:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by the Boss 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the transmitter of the message truly knows the meaning. I can only translate it to mean that knowledge is a 'thing' with little true value but seems to fill too much.
2007-12-15 15:08:25 · answer #2 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taking a child's prospective has an open mindedness without limitations of things thought to be known, bias or borders. You are more able to process the information freely.
2007-12-15 14:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by ....... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe he meant... "wisdom sets limits to knowledge"
meaning if you confine yourself to the facts, you wont see the bigger picture...
kinda like how einstien said the "imagination is more important than knowledge"
and maybe knowing your wise, sets boundaries to the unknown.
and the everpresent unknown - that no one will ever know.
this is how i interpret this.
2007-12-15 15:18:56 · answer #4 · answered by daria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe it means.. When other people get too much wisdom they tend to brag... So maybe he wants to say that if he became wise but became arrogant he'd rather be not?????
2007-12-15 14:21:06 · answer #5 · answered by pinkblack 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree..wisdom opens the door to enlightment and understanding...
2007-12-15 14:17:56 · answer #6 · answered by Mr.B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋