Miscellaneous Exchanges

This thread will take the form, sometimes utilised by Nietzsche, of brief exchanges between various people or concepts. I do not dare presume, of course, to match Nietzsche in terms of insight and formulation, but the form will allow me to touch upon a wide variety of subjects, albeit briefly. It's an experiment, time will tell whether it succeeds or fails. Visitors are welcome to submit their own examples, on any subject they like, but all submissions will be subject to my veto.