Philosophy Professor Admits Nietzsche Nearly Destroyed Him During Nihilistic Phase

What was said

"Reading Nietzsche just about destroyed me. I realized that really, if he had it right, you had no objective reason left either to laugh or to be silent. You had no reason left either to do anything or not to do anything at all."

Dr. Budziszewski revealed that during his own Nietzschean phase, he found himself in profound despair after concluding that Nietzsche's philosophy led to complete paralysis—no reason to act or not act at all. He described himself as being even more radically nihilistic than Nietzsche himself, recognizing that the philosopher's own conclusions were internally incoherent.