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A look at Nietzsche's Criticisms of Buddhist Philosophy
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11-08-2011, 06:15 AM
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That's a great article, Bundokji. Thanks for that. I sometimes run across Nietzscheans, and they always have a very strong negative view of Buddhism. They seem to take Nietzsche's word for it, with him being their philosophical hero, and all. They insist that Buddhism is nihilistic, pessimistic and even cowardly. There wasn't much Buddhist scholarship available in Europe in Nietzsche's day, and what there was of it most likely contained the seeds of his misunderstandings about it. That and the high probability of some cultural arrogance and racism...
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