I would say that every repetition may be meaningful for admonition and instruction, but is it the same for the participants/agents? One would respond that if there is a purpose hidden behind it, then it is meaningful. Nietzsche opposes the very idea for it causes that all actions and life per se, be defined as the means of ends, that go beyond the life are nothing but thinkers' and philosophers' revenge for their comprehension of the inevitable submission to the past. Not only philosophers, but also artists have ultimately perceived the necessary incapability of pushing the boulder of the past; thus, they cling to the meanings beyond life that resulted in missing the life it-self, including all its joys and pains. If we think of good and evil in each of our deeds, we find actions as means that will result in postponing our real life for the sake of a truthful hidden life behind the actual one. Our objection to life as a mean will give meaning to the eternal return and if we can speak of the meaningfulness of eternal return, then we can also speak of life affirmation. The problem still exists in the meaningfulness of eternal return, as such. If it appears convincing and have a meaning, the life affirmation would be coherent with
I would say that every repetition may be meaningful for admonition and instruction, but is it the same for the participants/agents? One would respond that if there is a purpose hidden behind it, then it is meaningful. Nietzsche opposes the very idea for it causes that all actions and life per se, be defined as the means of ends, that go beyond the life are nothing but thinkers' and philosophers' revenge for their comprehension of the inevitable submission to the past. Not only philosophers, but also artists have ultimately perceived the necessary incapability of pushing the boulder of the past; thus, they cling to the meanings beyond life that resulted in missing the life it-self, including all its joys and pains. If we think of good and evil in each of our deeds, we find actions as means that will result in postponing our real life for the sake of a truthful hidden life behind the actual one. Our objection to life as a mean will give meaning to the eternal return and if we can speak of the meaningfulness of eternal return, then we can also speak of life affirmation. The problem still exists in the meaningfulness of eternal return, as such. If it appears convincing and have a meaning, the life affirmation would be coherent with