The noble, freedom-loving Texans rebelled against Santa Anna and the Mexican government, and won their independence. They were an independent nation before joining the U.S. Why did they want to separate from Mexico? One key reason was that the oppressive Mexican Government did not allow its citizens to own slaves. Horrors! How can one expect the dead, white males so all-important to the literary canon to function without the right to own people of other racial heritages?
slavery is the only way to establish a true culture. one needs the simple, beast tasks of food, water, and shelter to be taken care of by others so that one can focus on the more aesthetic aspects of a cultured life.
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
It worked for the Athenians.Originally Posted by hypatia_
That's what Nietzsche thought. But I don't agree. Much of America's greatest cultural production took place post-abolition. Most of my favourite authors were poor.
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Methinks a game's being played with "true" - a true game I guess.
I haven't had a chance to get into Nietzche yet. I have a few books written down to get into after Kafka's Metamorphosis. The Antichrist, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and Human, All Too Human. Could you recommend something that might be better in terms of representing his philosophy (if you had to pick just one)?
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
Most of my favourite authors were poor.
Many of the artists may have been poor... but the cultures that supported such artists... that allowed for the "free time" and could afford the luxury of financially supporting something not essential to survival... these were wealthy. Look at where all the great artistic movements come from.
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Twilight of the Idols is the one I would read first. All his books are fun and profound though. I've read them all several times each. On the Genealogy of Morality is one you ought to read as well, it might just be his most important single text, but I would start with Twilight of the Idols.
I haven't had a chance to get into Nietzche yet. I have a few books written down to get into after Kafka's Metamorphosis. The Antichrist, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and Human, All Too Human. Could you recommend something that might be better in terms of representing his philosophy (if you had to pick just one)?
My personal favourite is The Gay Science, but it is not one I would recommend beginning with.
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“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”
- Kurt Vonnegut
Greatest and most influential culture of all time: The British Empire.
Those nations we didn't destroy the culture of, our descendants, Americans, converted to theirs.
Never mind the Italians, classical Greeks or German philosophers, Britain ruled the waves for hundreds of years, ushered in the greatest culture-changing phenomena in history - the Industrial Revolution and the internet, and ran most of the world for hundreds of years, shaping fashion, arts and music.
Easy. Next question!
Go to work, get married, have some kids, pay your taxes, pay your bills, watch your tv, follow fashion, act normal, obey the law and repeat after me: "I am free."
Anon
Firstly, I mus say that it is very modest
However , in about 70% , you are right.
"The only thing I know is that I know nothing."
“the sense of being which in calm hours arises, we know not how, in the soul, is not diverse from things, from space, from light, from time, from man, but one with them and proceeds obviously from the same source.... Here is the fountain of action and of thought....
It`s a lot
"The only thing I know is that I know nothing."
Are you being serious ? You seem to lack a concept of both culture and history.
We live in a self- regulating system. There are of course many situations where the impact of british culture is seen however , f.ex English has many french loans. English is one of the most popular languages but it`s not the only one.
Given its size, I don't know why Texas joined the union anyway. Of course, the downside to remaining an independent country would have been to have potential enemies on its respective borders. The upside would have been that the US wouldn't have had George W Bush as president.
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