Eternal recurrence#
Summary#
Eternal recurrence emerges as the opposite ideal to pessimism and world-renunciation. It represents the most world-approving attitude: the desire to have everything that was and is repeat for all eternity, insatiably calling out “da capo” to the whole of existence. This ideal belongs to the most exuberant and vivacious person who not only accepts reality but actively wills its eternal return.