tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833216251981651097.post7794516601297058523..comments2023-09-19T14:13:35.582+03:00Comments on Bosphorus Reflections: Barry Stocker's Weblog: Nietzsche's Democratic Hero: PericlesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1833216251981651097.post-35760967009845509362010-05-26T10:38:11.513+03:002010-05-26T10:38:11.513+03:00I think it's clear that Nietzsche's overri...I think it's clear that Nietzsche's overriding concern is with 'human flourishing', and that he only judges formal political structures by whether they help or hinder such Nietzschean conceptions of flourishing (in addition, whether formal politics is essentially irrelevant to the sort of flourishing he's concerned with).<br /><br />If he thought that a society animated by egalitarian and liberal sentiments would be conducive to 'human flourishing' then he would embrace it fully. The 'problem' is that he clearly thinks no such thing; quite the reverse. Offensive as it sounds to modern ears, I think he's right on this. <br /><br />However, he's also acutely aware that the tide of history (and human nature) are very much against him, and that he can effectively offer nothing of any practical or philosophical/political weight as an alternative.davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07891569365376467522noreply@blogger.com