My unexpected fondness of Nietzsche
For the majority of my intermediate journey into philosophy, I largely dismissed Nietzsche. He was infamous and I knew it, but I didn't actually invest myself into any of his works. I instead started with the likes of Socrates (and by extension Plato), and with a foundational understanding of Hegelian dialectics. I think that there was a certain fondness when I delved into these other legendary philosophers. That is, the Platonian forms, which exemplify the "good virtues" in of themselves, and the absolute of Hegel's dialectic which seeks to reconcile the various antagonisms of the world. There was a certain fantastical aspect of these concepts, as if they had sprung from ancient, idyllic texts for lack of a better phrase. Plato was exalting the good of men, and Hegel was resolving their differences. Then came Nietzsche. "Why I am So Clever", "Why I Am So Wise", "Why I Am A Fatality", how conceit! When I arrived at Nietzsche, he was wholly profane, unconcerned and skeptic. He denounced Plato, even worse he rejected him as a "decadent" and the same with Hegel. How uncomfortable, unfond. His dismissal of these presumably established metaphysics was entirely repulsive to me. It seemed that as they had brought me closer, Nietzsche had pushed me further away. With his perspectivism, will to power, etc. With Nietzsche, there was no longer an "elevation" of life, that is beyond it's bounds themselves.
Yet, in that epiphany, Nietzsche's philosophy became something fond to me. There were no longer transcendent forms to inherit, nor dialectics to resolve. In Nietzsche, man is fondest. He is tethered to the indifferent realm which allows him to exist, and which will also kill him. So he must rise against it, not in an act of denial but in radical acceptance and adoration. This is to say that man is temporal, then so is the metaphysics. How Clever Nietzsche! How Wise Nietzsche! How Fatal! I am thoroughly fond of him now, in a way more than Plato and Hegel, and I intend to seek him out further.
P.S.
If there are any inconsistencies in my understanding of Nietzsche and those mentioned please correct me rightfully, I'm only a novice and I'd like to know as closely as possible.