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Chapter 25 explained
Nietzsche abruptly halts his discourse, acknowledging that further exploration would intrude upon a domain reserved for a younger, stronger, more future-oriented thinker—Zarathustra the godless.
What happens
Nietzsche abruptly halts his discourse, acknowledging that further exploration would intrude upon a domain reserved for a younger, stronger, more future-oriented thinker—Zarathustra the godless.
Characters to notice
- Nietzsche
The speaker who imposes silence on himself, deferring to Zarathustra.
Key passages
“But what am I talking of? Enough! Enough! At this juncture I have only one proper course, silence: otherwise tresspass on a domain open alone to one who is younger than I, one stronger, more “ future ” than I—open alone to Zarathustra, Zarathustra the godless.”
Nietzsche stops himself, recognizing that continuing would encroach on territory meant for a younger, stronger, more future-oriented thinker—Zarathustra, the godless.
Nietzsche defers to Zarathustra as the proper voice for what follows.