Nietzsche’s Enduring Impact 180 Years On

Why Nietzsche’s Thoughts on Truth, Nihilism, and the Self Remain Profoundly Relevant

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October 15th of the current year (2024) marks 180 years since the arrival into this world of a thinker with a free spirit, a possessor of the greatest love of life, and one of the strongest, most inspired, and healthiest minds ever to inhabit the fragile vessel of the human body.

To hold an meaningful celebration in his honor only on the anniversary of his birth would, of course, be a flawed celebration. A flawed celebration is one that makes us remember and appreciate cherished individuals only once a year. For those who love their friends and family or authors, it would seem inappropriate to think of them only on their birthdays. Today’s date, marking the beginning of the 20-year countdown to Nietzsche’s 200th anniversary, is simply a remarkable and symbolic time to discuss Nietzsche, but this discussion does not take on the fleeting nature of a single day and thus will not be abandoned until the next year.

Nietzsche’s value

What or who else could compare to his unspeakable stilus originalis, his melody, that sweeping freshness, the painful grandeur of his text, which with precision heals from imprecision — all of this can only render any words…