[Buddha-l] Yet again: Nietzsche and Buddhism

[Piya Tan]

Richard,

I know Sagaramati has a special interest in Nietzsche. Wonder if he ever lurk
here?

Piya Tan



On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 10:47 AM, Weng-Fai Wong <wongwf at comp.nus.edu.sg> wrote:
> Richard wrote...
>
> > Yesterday I heard a paper by Paul Katsafanas, who argues that
>  > Nietzsche's "will to power" has been misunderstood by many who have
>  > dealt with it. Katsafanas maintains that the will to power is nothing
>  > more than the drive to overcome obstacles, whether they be internal or
>  > external.
>
>  Don't know much of philosophy... but this sounds a lot like the Jihad
>  concept of Islam. Did Nietzsche approve of Islam?
>
>  Weng-Fai
>
>
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