The philosopher believes that the value of his philosophy lies in the whole, in the building: posterity discovers it in the bricks with which he built and which are then often used again for better building: in the fact, that is to say, that building can be destroyed and nonetheless possess value as material.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The philosopher believes that the value of his philosophy lies in the whole, in the building: posterity discovers it in the bricks with which he built and which are then often used again for better building: in the fact, that is to say, that building can be destroyed and nonetheless possess value as material." in the context of "Friedrich Nietzsche in: Elliot L. Jurist Beyond Hegel and Nietzsche: Philosophy, Culture, and Agency, MIT Press" to mean that wisdom is timeless.