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On the advantage and disadvantage of history for life
Book • 1980
In this work, Nietzsche examines the proper functioning of history in service to human life and culture.
He distinguishes between three types of history: monumental, antiquarian, and critical, and argues that an over-saturation with history can be hostile to life and culture.
Nietzsche criticizes his contemporaries for misjudging the importance of history and discusses the psychological and epistemological problems that arise from an excessive focus on the past.
He advocates for a balance between remembering and forgetting to ensure the health of individual and collective life.
He distinguishes between three types of history: monumental, antiquarian, and critical, and argues that an over-saturation with history can be hostile to life and culture.
Nietzsche criticizes his contemporaries for misjudging the importance of history and discusses the psychological and epistemological problems that arise from an excessive focus on the past.
He advocates for a balance between remembering and forgetting to ensure the health of individual and collective life.
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