Abstract
Knowing one’s “individuality” [Einzelheit ]. - We forget too easily that in the eyes of people who see us for the first time we’re something quite different from what we take ourselves to be - usually nothing more than a single trait which strikes the eye and determines the whole impression. In this way, the gentlest and most reasonable person, if he wears a big moustache, can sit in its shade and feel safe - ordinary eyes will take him to be the accessory of a big moustache, a military type, quick to fly off the handle, sometimes even violent - they’ll behave themselves in his presence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-216 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Nietzsche-Studien |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |