Single Idea 23938

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 3. Emotions / b. Types of emotion]

Full Idea

The whole conception of an order of rank among the passions: as if it were the right and normal thing to be guided by reason - with the passions as abnormal, dangerous, semi-animal …and nothing other than desires for pleasure.

Gist of Idea

Passions are ranked, as if they are non-rational and animal pleasure seeking

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §387)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.208


A Reaction

This thought of Nietzsche's seems to be very important, because the Enlightenment relegation of passions was inherited from Christianity, and dominated European culture (and Buddhism too, I think).