Philosophical bits and ramblings: Nietzsche and Emerson

One of my former students was asking about Emerson and Nietzsche. Quine even. Here was my first reply: 

Nietzsche was vocal about his admiration of Emerson, especially in his The Gay Science. One of Emerson's essays mentions the over-soul.

A lot of Emerson's impact has been dampened by those who think "American philosophy" is insignificant. Nietzsche was didn't bother with such a view. In at least one instance Nietzsche wished he thought in French or English, Walter Kaufmann, if I remember correctly also claimed Nietzsche was aware of American English

Philosophical bits and ramblings: Introduction

To get some writing going, I will be posting some of my answers to some of questions posed to me by my former students. Some context given but also lost. We'll see.