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/lit/ how is it that some men are so intelligent and talented that millions of others devote their education and even entire lives to studying their accomplishments? Going to college this fall and the thought of taking classes devoted to an author's body of work puts things in perspective regarding the level of talent required to be known in the literary world.
>Homer and Virgil are still well-known and respected names after 2,000+ years, and will most likely be remembered in another 2,000 years from now.

>> No.6620456

>>6620449
right time and right place. if nietzsche was born today, literally nobody would listen to him.

>> No.6620457

because few great men theory is more accurate than many people would like you to believe.

>> No.6620467

>>6620449
do you want a straight answer?

they were first

>> No.6620478

>>6620449
Men are a product of their environment. Not exactly inspiring to live in a world where everything is made for you and everyone is telling you how to think and what to be

>> No.6620524

>>6620456
>if nietzche was born today he'd be the exact same person he was in the late 19th century

>>6620449
Most of the authors studied in universities are for their literary merits but also historical purposes (e.g. Homer's poems are the oldest surviving ones and he was revered by the Greeks, though he is still a great poet). Also, there is a difference between being academically studied and being known in the literary world.

>> No.6620528

>>6620524
>if nietzsche time traveled to today no one would listen to him
>no one would care that a person time traveled and that this person was nietzsche, one of the most cited writers of all times

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6620536

>>6620449
>they were first
this, at rediscovering eternal truths.

Do yourself a favor: Before taking classes, try developing your own theories, based on first principles, about the subjects you will be studying.

Not only will you appreciate and understand the class material more, you may even have arrived at many of the same unavoidable conclusions as these great men.

>> No.6620538

>>6620528
To be honest, if Nietzche time traveled to the 21st century he would probably just shit up the place. In fact, he'd probably shitpost on /mu/ about Wagner.

>> No.6620725

>>6620538
He would be a mod at /r/atheism.