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Single Idea 24119

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 8. Eternal Recurrence]

Full Idea

The most terrible thought of an eternal return of wastefulness.

Gist of Idea

The eternal return of wastefulness is a terrible thought

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1881-82 [1882], 20[02])

A Reaction

This illuminates quite well his notion of eternal recurrence. Not only what you would do in an eternally recurring life, but what you would avoid.

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Joyful Science, and 1881-82 fragments (v 6)', ed/tr. Del Caro,Adrian [Stanford 2023], p.532