Knowledge is Power
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I feel as if people greatly misunderstand this Nietzschian concept.
It is not a positive thing; it is not a triumph; it is not something to be celebrated.
At best, it is a special case of Nietzsche's thesis that everything is subordinate to the will to power, including knowledge.
If true, it means that truth is dead. It means that our understanding, like a bird with broken wings, tries to fly toward truth but crashes to the earth.
Knowledge is power is not something to be happy about. It is a tragedy.
In time there is life but no knowledge; outside time there is knowledge but no life
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@jamezb46 said in Knowledge is Power:
everything is subordinate to the will to power, including knowledge.
If true, it means that truth is dead.
Knowledge is power is not something to be happy about. It is a tragedy.
"world is the will to power—and nothing besides!" - Nietzsche
If true, how is it possible for you to view this as a tragedy?
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@jamezb46 said in Knowledge is Power:
If true, it means that truth is dead. It means that our understanding, like a bird with broken wings, tries to fly toward truth but crashes to the earth.
Welcome to the real world, Neo...
Most people can only perceive (superficial) symbolic interpretations of the world, which society tells them to believe in...
If you wanna know more, just read Simulacra and Simulation...
BTW
