Chronology Entry
Year
1924
Text
Li, Shicen. Li Shicen lun wen ji [ID D18346].
Li Shicen schreibt : Schopenhauer regarded self-consciousness of the 'will' as a higher consciousness ; Nietzsche on the other hand saw it as a higher action. 'Drunken ecstasy' for him is the state when all man’s powers of symbolizing reach their full extent. Reaching the ultimate of human existence depends not on language and concepts but on the expression of the symbols of a self which has liberated all its strenght.
I am not an advocate of Nietzsche, but after close consideration of his thought I can't but admit his real value. We Chinese, due to our phlegmatic disposition, have been despised by the peoples of other countries. Lacking the courage to advance and deficient in creativity, we are docile slaves of custom, merely out of cringing timidity. Bringing up such docile slaves is a waste of the country's money, giving birth to them is a waste of the race’s energy. I suggest that we might perhaps find the salvation of these phlegmatic vassals in the thought of Nietzsche, who is so reviled, abused and refuted by our countrymen.
Li Shicen schreibt : Schopenhauer regarded self-consciousness of the 'will' as a higher consciousness ; Nietzsche on the other hand saw it as a higher action. 'Drunken ecstasy' for him is the state when all man’s powers of symbolizing reach their full extent. Reaching the ultimate of human existence depends not on language and concepts but on the expression of the symbols of a self which has liberated all its strenght.
I am not an advocate of Nietzsche, but after close consideration of his thought I can't but admit his real value. We Chinese, due to our phlegmatic disposition, have been despised by the peoples of other countries. Lacking the courage to advance and deficient in creativity, we are docile slaves of custom, merely out of cringing timidity. Bringing up such docile slaves is a waste of the country's money, giving birth to them is a waste of the race’s energy. I suggest that we might perhaps find the salvation of these phlegmatic vassals in the thought of Nietzsche, who is so reviled, abused and refuted by our countrymen.
Mentioned People (2)
Li, Shicen
(1892-1934) : Professor für Philosophie Fudan- und Guanghua-Universität
Nietzsche, Friedrich
(Röcken bei Lützen 1844-1900 Weimar) : Philosoph, Klassischer Philologe
Subjects
Philosophy : Europe : Germany
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 | Kelly, David. The highest Chinadom : Nietzsche and the Chinese mind, 1907-1989. In : Graham, Parkes. Nietzsche and Asian thought [ID D18271]. S. 156-157. | Publication / Kel10 |