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Body Over Spirit
- Nietzsche rejects a metaphysical ‘spirit’ as permanent and makes the body the primary reality.
- He argues spirit is an abstraction that freezes and harms living processes.
Don't Follow Nietzsche Blindly
- Don’t accept Nietzsche as an orthodox blueprint; he warns against discipleship and dogma.
- Use his ideas to clarify your drives, not to adopt a fixed moral program.
Life Is Valuing And Overcoming
- Life judges, values and constantly overcomes itself rather than merely preserving existence.
- Nietzsche rejects a mere will-to-live and emphasizes creative self-overcoming.