Essay 3, Aphorism 23
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O, what nowadays does science not conceal! How much, at least, it is meant to conceal!
— Friedrich Nietzsche
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Friedrich Nietzsche" (Quotes, On the Genealogy of Morality (1887): Also translated as Genealogy of Morals)
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About Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.
About Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.
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