PHL 605 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Angra Mainyu, Amesha Spenta, Friedrich Nietzsche
12 Jan 2017
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Embracing the absurdity of life: nietzsche"s response to nihilism. A vision of what our civilization might be in the future. Main character in this strange philosophical poem. Founder of zoroastrianism (dominated religion in persia -modern day iran-) Z. claims to have a revelation that the one and true god came to him (ahura) said: Revealed to him the nature of the universe: Universe is controlled by two competing parts: Evil (cosmological battle in the heavenly spheres but between humans and within humans as well) Final showdown of history where evil will be destroyed. Link for n. z. established a religion, then he was gone. N. believed z. influenced judaism and christianity. Z. is the founder of first reactive religion/ dualism. In a position to know what is wrong w/ reactive values. In position to reflect the dualism he unleashed. N"s reformed z. retreat to reflect on the damage caused by his ideas and returns after meditation to undo the damage.
