Quote Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Nietszche didn't live what he preached. I think that he created provocative challenges, with subtle clues, in his writings with the express purpose of riling people like yourself. I believe that he associated stocim with inflexibility, which can and does happen. Whatever he did, he put his whole self into it. He was creating ways of expressing ideas, and didn't expect his work to be taken down as "truth". I know that you'll have a problem with that - but he was convinced that truth changes. I still don't understand his theory of eternal recurrence, but I don't think he completely did either. He wanted to shake things up, hopefully for the better, and I canā??t fault him for that.
You don't seem too sure what Nietszche's actual aims were, if his purpose was to 'rile people up' then he certainly wasn't a good philosopher. But I just find his bullshit about 'will to power' and the uberman boring, it seems like a manifestation of his own delusions of grandeur to cover his obvious inadequacies (like the fact he was a complete nutcase), Stoicism is definately inflexible in certain situations, because it's guiding principle is that reason should govern your actions - Of course there will be some, mostly those infected by the idiocy of the movements of the 60's that will believe in the addage of 'if it feels good, do it' (hence drug use), but I for one consider Stoicism's principles the most admirable feat for man to try and attain.

I am fascinated and intrigued by the Romans, Greeks, Spartans, Phoenicians and Ghengis Khlan.
Genghis Khan was the Middle Ages pal.

Modern art? Modern art can look and be influenced by classical works. Not only are you incredibly ignorant, but this is not the place for you to be.
Modern art is influenced by Classical or Neo-Classical artforms? In what ways?