In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche puts forward a radical thesis concerning philosophy as such. It reveals Nietzsche’s critical conception of philosophy. [§6] Gradually it has become clear to me what every great philosophy so far has been: namely, the personal confession of its author and a kind of involuntary and unconscious memoir; also that the … More Back to autobiography: Nietzsche’s conception of philosophy

Describe the aroma of coffee—why can’t it be done? Do we lack the words? And for what are words lacking?—But how do we get the idea that such a description must after all be possible? Have you ever felt the lack of such a description? Have you tried to describe the aroma and not succeeded? … More aesthetic fragments(s): description

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ. – Colossians 2:8 Paul is writing to the community of faith in the city of Collosae. In as much as he writes dogmatically, he … More Paul’s polemic: either/or