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Experimentation, Curiosity, and Forgetting
- The Journal of Nietzsche Studies
- Penn State University Press
- Volume 50, Issue 1, Spring 2019
- pp. 11-32
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Abstract:
I examine how curiosity is grounded in Nietzsche's critique of customary morality. I argue that Nietzsche's positive account of active forgetting is compatible with his treatment of curiosity as a key virtue, and that it can be shown to actively support curiosity. To support the latter claim, I suggest that Nietzschean memorial courtesy can be defined as the application of politeness about memory toward ourselves, toward others, or with regard to specific matters of inquiry.