![]() ![]() The Declaration of Independence of the man of science, his emancipation from philosophy, is one of the more subtle after-effects of the democratic form and formlessness of life: the self-glorification and presumption of the scholar now stands everywhere in full bloom and in its finest springtime-which does not mean to say that in this case self-praise smells sweet. In my view it is only from one's experience-experience always means bad experience, does it not?-that one can acquire the right to speak on such a higher question of rank: otherwise one will talk like a blind man about colors or like women and artists against science ("oh this wicked science," their modesty and instinct sighs, "it's always finding out about everything!"-). ![]() © The Nietzsche Channel.Īt the risk that moralizing will here too prove to be what it has always been-namely an undismayed montrer ses plaies, as Balzac says -I should like to venture to combat a harmful and improper displacement of the order of rank between science and philosophy which is today, quite unnoticed and as if with a perfect good conscience, threatening to become established. Reproduction in any form is strictly prohibited. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The content of this website, including text and images, is the property of The Nietzsche Channel. ![]()
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