China and the West

Wang, Guowei. Nicai shi zhi xue shuo [ID D18280].
Wang Guowei schreibt : What Rousseau calls nature is very different in meaning from what Nietzsche calls instinct. What Rousseau calls a natural man cherishes the feeling of peace and harmony. What Nietzsche calls the instinctive mankind (i.e., natural man) is tough, cold, and ferocious. Considering this, Nietzsche’s theory is close to, not Rousseau’s, but Darwin’s. It is quite consistent with Darwin's theory of evolution. . . . As for Nietzsche, he says that the majority of the masses exist for the sake of the small number of great men; that is to say, the masses are but the preparation for great men. According to Nietzsche, the goal of mankind is to produce geniuses, whom he regards as the supreme model of mankind. The reason for man's existence and the purposes of all civilizations lies in this goal.