Talk:Amor fati

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Personally, I think merging this article into Fatalism would be a mistake. This is a distinctly separate idea, and someone searching for this specific idea with the intent to learn more about it might not think to investigate Fatalism.

Better quote than the existing one? "My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—all idealism is mendaciousness in the face of what is necessary—but love it." -—Why I Am So Clever, 10, Ecce Homo, Nietzsche

I strongly disagree with this merge. In fact, considering it's been waiting for so long, I'm going to remove it - and get to work on improving the article.--Sycron 04:50, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

Especially considering the strong emphasis on Nietzsche, it is silly to define amor fati as anything having anything to do with a belief in destiny or in an ultimate purpose . . . to love one's fate, even if it is full of purposeless suffering, because this is the honorable thing to do (make the world beautiful, not ugly), would seem to be the keystone to the philosophy. 69.134.171.127 (talk) 21:48, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] In Ecce Homo

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My formula for greatness in a human being is amor fati: that one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backward, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it—all idealism is mendaciousness in the face of what is necessary—but love it. —Why I Am So Clever, 10

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From here. If it's an accurate quotation, it could be used in the article, with some explanation. RobertM525 (talk) 01:09, 26 May 2008 (UTC)