Episode 262: Supposing Truth is a Woman (Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil")
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Nietzsche's Relationship to Women
Nietzsche was either a virgin or he died of syphilis from visiting too many prostitutes. Either way, it doesn't bode well for him using them as a metaphor for truth. There is an interesting line that I came across in part three where he says about a woman: But she does not want truth. What is truth to women? From the beginning, nothing has been more alien, repugnant, and hostile to women than truth. That's why we love them. Her art is the lie in giving me syphilis, I guess. It's not bitter at all.
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