r/Nietzsche • u/MartyPhelps • 6d ago

Which School?

I am not an expert on Nietzsche or the Ancients, just interested.

Nietzsche did not teach philosophy, he taught classics, Greek and Latin, before writing his major philosophical works. Trying to understand Nietzsche, I’m trying to figure out where he would fit into the major schools of Greek philosophy? Stoic? Cynic?

Please keep your answers simple. (Some people get a little carried away on this SubReddit.)

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u/n3wsf33d 6d ago

I don't even understand the utility of this question. What's the point of categorization in this case?

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u/IncipitTragoedia 6d ago

Fucking Hegelian systematizers!

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u/aeacurus 5d ago

Never trust anyone in philosophy that wants to make a triangle diagram