A doctrine appeared, a faith ran beside it: ‘All is empty, all is alike, all hath been!’
The soothsayer names the doctrine that spreads among men.
- Nihilism (all is empty)The formula of the great weariness that Zarathustra must overcome.
A doctrine appeared, a faith ran beside it: ‘All is empty, all is alike, all hath been!’
The soothsayer names the doctrine that spreads among men.
This is an experiment in interactive reading, and in using AI to help you grow. Thus Spake Zarathustra is notoriously difficult for a modern reader; yet taken as a set of mental exercises, it is guaranteed to transform your thinking by the time you reach the end. Along the way you will have help from the companion, who is always beside the book.
Do you accept the challenge?
What the critics said
Ludovici identifies the soothsayer with Schopenhauer, whom Nietzsche once followed, and says Nietzsche overcame pessimism by finding an object in existence, the raising of society to a higher level.