Nietzsche on Hardship-Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

In a 750-1000 word essay, please respond to the following:

Nietzsche famously proclaims that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For him, a life of comfortableness and ease is a worthless, wretched, and wasted life. Do you agree or disagree with this assessment of the good life? Why or why not? In support of your argument, please refer to specific passages from the video (Alain de Botton’s “Nietzsche on Hardship—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness,” available on YouTube via the link below) as well as to your own life experiences and observations.

Nietzsche on Hardship—Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness

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I agree with Friedrich Nietzsche’s observation that any achievements in life worth the salt result from the experiences one goes through to overturn hardship into success. Nietzsche says that people face a lot of hardship in their lives and sometimes they just want to give up. In response, many philosophers have come up…………………

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