Nietzsche's On The Prejudices Of Philosophers

According to Nietzsche, he believes that many philosophers avoid the value of truth. His preface and “On the Prejudices of Philosophers” dives into issues with dogmatism, and his belief that it is bounded in prejudices. He argues that when someone thinks consciously it is not as free as one may think. Instead, it is still shaped by the prejudice that person may have, meaning that even philosophers views are biased. He says that each philosophy is an insight into a philosopher’s thinking and prejudices. Since philosophers cannot be entirely objective, Nietzsche criticizes each of their philosophies. He uses Kant and Stoics as two examples, and says that instinct is what drives these philosophies and that is problematic because instinct, to him, is biasness.

He says that many people must mask their thinking. However, this goes back to what is said earlier, and how philosophies are either based in prejudice or can be a mask to disguise their true thinking. In “We Scholars,” Nietzsche claims that most philosophers are only mediocre, and that unless they truly create new ideas they have not done anything special. He claims that most philosophers have taken the easy way out and have not made any distinct findings, and that the only way to become a true philosopher, thinking must be difficult and the philosopher seeks new answers constantly. With this, Nietzsche claims that this is difficult and many people just do not have the will power to be thinking in this