"All that proceeds from power is good. All that springs from weakness, is bad."
- Friedrich Nietzsche
"All that which proceeds from man's independent ego is good; all that which proceeds from dependence upon men is evil."
- Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead.
Ayn Rand was known to have heavily studied the works of Nietzsche and also to be in strong disagreement of his philosophy. She has mentioned a logical reason for it in the preface of The Fountainhead. Yet she seems to have been unable to resist the influence of his works on her writings and philosophy. The question is, should her disagreement with Nietzche's philosophy be called non-absolute, or should it be called an absolute disagreement to the inconsistent and contradictory parts of Nietzsche's philosophy? I haven't "HEAVILY" studied Nietzsche but I found Thus Spake Zarathustra confusing from the beginning. I left it unfinished. Now, after reading this quote of Ayn Rand, I have grown a renewed interest in TSZ.
- Friedrich Nietzsche
"All that which proceeds from man's independent ego is good; all that which proceeds from dependence upon men is evil."
- Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead.
Ayn Rand was known to have heavily studied the works of Nietzsche and also to be in strong disagreement of his philosophy. She has mentioned a logical reason for it in the preface of The Fountainhead. Yet she seems to have been unable to resist the influence of his works on her writings and philosophy. The question is, should her disagreement with Nietzche's philosophy be called non-absolute, or should it be called an absolute disagreement to the inconsistent and contradictory parts of Nietzsche's philosophy? I haven't "HEAVILY" studied Nietzsche but I found Thus Spake Zarathustra confusing from the beginning. I left it unfinished. Now, after reading this quote of Ayn Rand, I have grown a renewed interest in TSZ.
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