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Modem bourgeois
society, said Nietzsche, was decadent and enfeebled "” a victim of the
excessive development of the rational faculties at the expense of will and
instinct. Against the
liberal-rationalist stress on the intellect, Nietzsche urged recognition of
the dark mysterious world of instinctual desires "” the true forces of life.
Smother the will with excessive intellectualizing and you destroy the
spontaneity that sparks cultural creativity and ignites a zest for living.
The critical and theoretical outlook destroyed
the creative instincts. For man's manifold potential to be realized, he must forego
relying on the intellect and nurture again the instinctual roots of human existence
society, said Nietzsche, was decadent and enfeebled "” a victim of the
excessive development of the rational faculties at the expense of will and
instinct. Against the
liberal-rationalist stress on the intellect, Nietzsche urged recognition of
the dark mysterious world of instinctual desires "” the true forces of life.
Smother the will with excessive intellectualizing and you destroy the
spontaneity that sparks cultural creativity and ignites a zest for living.
The critical and theoretical outlook destroyed
the creative instincts. For man's manifold potential to be realized, he must forego
relying on the intellect and nurture again the instinctual roots of human existence
Answer: Option D
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D
Solution: Correct Answer Option: (d)
(d) is the most appropriate and precise way to explain
the passage. From the third sentence it is clear that excessive
intellectualizing destroys creativity and the last line of the paragraph says
that human beings should nurture their creative instincts. On the whole, the
paragraph puts the blame on excessive rational thinking responsible for the
decline of the modern society. While option (a) misses the point of
critiquing modern society, (b) misses Nietzsche's advice to nurture creative
instincts
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D
Solution: Correct Answer Option: (d)
(d) is the most appropriate and precise way to explain
the passage. From the third sentence it is clear that excessive
intellectualizing destroys creativity and the last line of the paragraph says
that human beings should nurture their creative instincts. On the whole, the
paragraph puts the blame on excessive rational thinking responsible for the
decline of the modern society. While option (a) misses the point of
critiquing modern society, (b) misses Nietzsche's advice to nurture creative
instincts
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