What would have happened if the Persians had beaten the Greeks at Marathon or at Salamis?
>>17960741>In a posthumously published fragment, he deplores a lost historical opportunity: "It was much more fortunate if Persians became masters (Herr) of the Greeks, than the very Romans." (SW, 8/65) In this note Nietzsche reveals, once more, his radical opposition to the Greek metaphysical thought, as developed by Socrates and Plato, which later, by supremacy of the Greek culture inside the Roman Empire, became dominant and then integrated into the other-worldly, 'nihilistic', tenets of Christianity. While, in his view, the dominance of the positive outlooks of the Persians toward worldly life and time would have prevented the prevalence of such a sinister event in human history.Either way, had the Persians prevailed, or if Alexander the Great (PBUH) finished forming his GRECO-PERSIAN-ARABIAN-INDIAN-CHINESE EMPIRE, we would've been in space by 300 AA (AFTER ALEXANDER)
>>17960741World peace.
No Golden Age of Athens, Greece wouldn't be democratic.
>>17960746>In this note Nietzsche reveals, once more, his radical opposition to the Greek metaphysical thought, as developed by Socrates and Plato, which later, by supremacy of the Greek culture inside the Roman Empire, became dominant and then integrated into the other-worldly, 'nihilistic', tenets of Christianity. While, in his view, the dominance of the positive outlooks of the Persians toward worldly life and time would have prevented the prevalence of such a sinister event in human history.I don't get it. Why would Nietzsche prefer a religion centered around a cosmic battle between good and evil (Zoroastrianism) over the Roman religion and the Roman myths of Aeneid? Isn't that what Nietzsche spent his entire life railing against? The hell is wrong with this schizo.>In this note Nietzsche reveals, once more, his radical opposition to the Greek metaphysical thought, as developed by Socrates and PlatoPlatonism itself was influenced by the ideas that came out of Persia.
