well stated, rene, but also, as i recall, burckhardt was "nietzsche's
husserl" in fact was responsible for N's appointment at basel with the
acceptance of Birth of Tragedy as sub for a 'real' dissertation...
Bakker, R.B.M. de wrote on 6/13/04, 11:39 AM:
>
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> CC:
> Onderwerp: Re: the teaching profession
>
>
>
> Dea>
> > allen scult wrote on 6/11/04, 5:30 PM:
> >
> > > I'm wondering what we should make of Nietzsche's last words
> (in the
> > > note to Burckart) before he left us: "Dear Professor, all things
> > > considered, I would rather be a professor at Basel, than God."
> > >
> > > Of course it's funny and gets funnier the more you think
> about it,
> > > but maybe there IS a way to take it (the Nietzschianan
> admonition to
> > > the contrary notwithstanding), that really captures its
> significance.
> > >
> > > Thanking you in advance, I am,
> > >
> > > Allen
>
>
> Allen,
>
> When Burckhardt and Nietzsche were colleages, they had private
> conversations.
>
> Nietzsche later testified that it had been Burchardt who had
> conferred to him a
>
> sense for world history. To Nietzsche's books he had reacted
> favoribly till
>
> Also sprach Zarathustra. They met only once more after this book.
> At the end
>
> of a cautious talk, Burckhardt suggested ironically to Nietzsche,
> that he maybe
>
> could try a drama now, or a novel.
>
> When Nietzsche got mad (Dionysos), he also wrote, that now he,
> Burckhardt,
>
> was the wisest man on earth.
>
> So when Nietzsche writes that he rather would have remained a
> professor, he merely
>
> indicates that what had happened with him, was not a matter of
> fun. Not even of choice.
>
> regards
>
> rene
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> .
>
>
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>
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husserl" in fact was responsible for N's appointment at basel with the
acceptance of Birth of Tragedy as sub for a 'real' dissertation...
Bakker, R.B.M. de wrote on 6/13/04, 11:39 AM:
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: owner-heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx namens
> amscult@xxxxxxxxx
> Verzonden: za 6/12/2004 16:43
> Aan: heidegger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; henry
> CC:
> Onderwerp: Re: the teaching profession
>
>
>
> Dea>
> > allen scult wrote on 6/11/04, 5:30 PM:
> >
> > > I'm wondering what we should make of Nietzsche's last words
> (in the
> > > note to Burckart) before he left us: "Dear Professor, all things
> > > considered, I would rather be a professor at Basel, than God."
> > >
> > > Of course it's funny and gets funnier the more you think
> about it,
> > > but maybe there IS a way to take it (the Nietzschianan
> admonition to
> > > the contrary notwithstanding), that really captures its
> significance.
> > >
> > > Thanking you in advance, I am,
> > >
> > > Allen
>
>
> Allen,
>
> When Burckhardt and Nietzsche were colleages, they had private
> conversations.
>
> Nietzsche later testified that it had been Burchardt who had
> conferred to him a
>
> sense for world history. To Nietzsche's books he had reacted
> favoribly till
>
> Also sprach Zarathustra. They met only once more after this book.
> At the end
>
> of a cautious talk, Burckhardt suggested ironically to Nietzsche,
> that he maybe
>
> could try a drama now, or a novel.
>
> When Nietzsche got mad (Dionysos), he also wrote, that now he,
> Burckhardt,
>
> was the wisest man on earth.
>
> So when Nietzsche writes that he rather would have remained a
> professor, he merely
>
> indicates that what had happened with him, was not a matter of
> fun. Not even of choice.
>
> regards
>
> rene
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> .
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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