Is he the perfect example of how radical sincerity of thought will drive you to madness?
>>9956998
Nah, pretty sure that was syphilis.
I don't think Nietzsche would approve of radical sincerity.
>>9956998
> his thoughts made his brain shrink to the size of a baseball
Yea no
Nothing you think can drive you mad, unless you're already delusional.
>>9957186
Philosophizing with a hammer requires radical sincerity.
>>9957215
How does one know that he is delusional?
>>9956998
No, he is the perfect example of the truth behind the saying, 'Those whom God wishes to destroy are first driven mad.'
>>9957683
Crazy people don't sit down wandering if they are nuts
>>9957702
I'm sure some do.
>>9956998
He is the perfect example of how genetic illnesses turn you mad. It was either a cardio-vascular disease (his father died very young, when he was 36, and he expressed the same symptoms) or a brain tumor.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18575181
>>9957702
Thats a pretty typic sign of something being wrong with your mind, actually
you're mistaking causes for effect
>>9958100
No it's not. Psychotic people don't doubt themselves.
>>9958122
During my psychotic episode, I pondered often whether I was going crazy.
>>9958100
Maybe, but its just anxiety, not craziness