NIETZSCHE ON: Amor Fati

Friedrich Nietzsche had a particular fondness for a concept called (in Latin) amor fati, a Stoic acceptance of one s fate and a commitment to embrace reality, in all its beauty and pain. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: Join our mailing list: Our website has classes, articles and products to help you think and grow: bE9oZg FURTHER READING One of the strangest yet most intriguing aspects of Friedrich Nietzsches ideas is his repeated enthusiasm for a concept that he called amor fati (translated from Latin as a love of ones fate, or as we might put it, a resolute, enthusiastic acceptance of everything that has happened in ones life). The person of amor fati doesnt seek to erase anything of their past, but rather accepts what has occurred, the good and the bad, the mistaken and the wise, with strength and an allembracing gratitude that borders on a kind of enthusiast