/lit/ - Literature

>>11578102
I disagree. Although he says the state is a lie and that great men dwell on mountaintops, I think that taken in whole his philosophy, if it points to any sort of political arrangement at all, seems to advocate for a kind of warrior-aristocracy. He repeatedly endorses and 'order of rank' and at least acknowledges the role of 'duty' and 'privilege'.

His individualism is not for every one. Not every one can bear the mountaintop, nor should we expect them to. He very clearly advocates for a kind of elite capable of marshaling their power over whatever they like, economy included, to serve their interest, to glorify themselves. I fail to imagine him calling on the higher man to enact his will to power at all costs unless it interferes with free market principles or 'natural rights' (a concept completely foreign to Nietzsche and which would probably lead him to laughter.)

The state, the people, sovereignty, these are tools, not gods.

Nope. Not even barely /lit/.