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How Nietzsche Outwits Descarte
Title: How Nietzsche Outwits Descarte
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 1894 | Pages: 8.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
How Nietzsche Outwits Descarte
Friedrich Nietzsche is not only one of the most influential
philosophers the world has seen, but he is also one of the most
controversial. He has influenced twentieth century thought more than
almost any other thinker. In his numerous works, Nietzsche constantly
criticizes and restructures the strongly held philosophical and
religious beliefs of his time. One such principle that he refutes
belongs to his predecessor Rene' Descartes, and concerns the apparent
distinction and significance of …showed first 75 words of 1894 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1894 total…mostly on his own assumed principles, (3) proving that Descartes'
entire argument for the superiority of the mind can now be deemed
invalid as a result of this, (4) proving that Nietzsche's idea of human
essence is more valid than Descartes' because it is based on undeniable
facts, (5) and finally proving that the body is superior to the mind
because of the legitimacy of Nietzsche's argument. It is clear that
Nietzsche has outwitted his great predecessor here.
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