Comments | pfists_of_pfury: Seamus, Scott, or other people knowledgeable than me:

pfists_of_pfury

Seamus, Scott, or other people knowledgeable than me:

Nov 08, 2005 11:39

What kind of madness did Nietzsche succumb to, and what caused it?

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moshtz November 8 2005, 09:42:29 UTC

http://dialog.net:85/homepage/nm00V23.pdf

drtao November 8 2005, 10:52:18 UTC

Late-stage, untreated syphilis. I've seen the medical reports. Arguments by his critics that his ideas made him crazy are usually just used as an excuse to ignore his uncomfortable ideas.

drtao November 8 2005, 10:56:32 UTC

Tertiary syphilis ( ... )

pfists_of_pfury November 8 2005, 13:49:13 UTC

So nihilism didn't drive him nuts then. I wonder what *my* problem is then?