The Absence Of Man Nietzsche

The will to power for Nietzsche is the main driving force in humans. By driving force, it is understood as that which instigates motion in human activity. This will to power is commonly associated with ambition, and achievement geared towards reaching the highest possible position in life. This driving force implies egocentricity inasmuch as the concern of every individual is said to be his own elevation to the highest position possible. It is a honing of one’s own mind and skills to its optimum level – in a way it is selfishness and is hard-pressed to be put in line with humanism so far as the third belief is concerned. In view of the first and second belief however, Nietzsche’s philosophy is, without a doubt, humanist for his philosophy also …show more content…
All these are connected to the very core of Nietzsche’s philosophy: the absence of God. The will to power is closely related to the Übermensch which is basically “the elevation of man to a position from which he can permanently assume the place in the world formerly occupied by God.” The Übermensch is Over-man, or Super-man – meaning surpassing man. Man is he who is dependent on a Higher Being; the Übermensch is he who relies on his own capabilities. Again, this is a clear affirmation to the first two beliefs of humanists, but this concept of the Übermensch is also akin to the third belief of the humanists inasmuch as one lives a happy and fulfilled life by escaping from the deemed need to depend on a Higher Being. The question of whether or not Nietzsche’s philosophy can also be interpreted as allowing one to help another, on the other hand, can be answered by referring to a portion of Thus Spoke Zarathustra’s prologue wherein the Saint and Zarathustra conversed about going back to mankind to share his enlightenment . Here, Nietzsche writes about Zarathustra who loves mankind as to allow them to partake in enlightenment as well, and a Saint who used to love mankind but now hates them and only loves God for he has lost hope in all of mankind. This excerpt may be interpreted as an implication for reaching out a helping hand to others inasmuch as Zarathustra whom could have lived in his own enlightenment alone, “descended” to let others know that life ought not be lived behind the shadow of a Higher Being. This reaching out to inform others is a form of help: through knowledge. Zarathustra had lived a happy and fulfilled life in solitude for ten years which he made use of to help others live the same. But the usage of this may be, as Kant would say about the mind, a mere machination or manipulation into fitting