Friedrich Nietzsche has many influential theories, and different views, thoughts, or perspectives on his writings. He was one of the great thinkers of the nineteenth century and still continues to be the object of many debates with his not-so-mainstream views of reason, power and governance. Nietzsche, greatly influenced views of various realms of society, including anything from religion to politics. His background (where he came from, how he influenced the world and in turn how the world influenced him.), his thoughts (theories, his perspective of life beyond good and evil.), and his view on power. Nietzsche has left a legacy of deep reflection into the self while taking into consideration the larger world and its many influences – arguing
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His family life growing up was tragic but not too uncommon. He views and interprets the world in a different manner. “All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” (Friedrich Nietzsche, the will to power) He influenced the world with thought provoking ideas and viewpoints like “Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.” (Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil). He was also influenced by those that correlated with what he was …show more content…
Those books in order are European Nihilism, Critique of Highest Values Hitherto, Principles of a New Evaluation, and Discipline and Breeding. Nihilism is the lack of belief in one or more meaningful aspects of life. In the book European Nihilism he argues that he is not replacing God with nothing, but rather that he regards ‘European nihilism’ as an ‘in-between state’ that is necessary for getting beyond Christian morality. This is also where the phrase “god is dead” came from. While book two goes over the idea of free will and how he believes it is idiotic and an error of man. "And many a one can command himself, but still sorely lacketh self-obedience, man does not want to "choose", man wants to affirm himself (Friedrich Nietzsche, will to
His family life growing up was tragic but not too uncommon. He views and interprets the world in a different manner. “All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth.” (Friedrich Nietzsche, the will to power) He influenced the world with thought provoking ideas and viewpoints like “Physiologists should think before putting down the instinct of self-preservation as the cardinal instinct of an organic being. A living thing seeks above all to discharge its strength--life itself is will to power; self-preservation is only one of the indirect and most frequent results.” (Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil). He was also influenced by those that correlated with what he was …show more content…
Those books in order are European Nihilism, Critique of Highest Values Hitherto, Principles of a New Evaluation, and Discipline and Breeding. Nihilism is the lack of belief in one or more meaningful aspects of life. In the book European Nihilism he argues that he is not replacing God with nothing, but rather that he regards ‘European nihilism’ as an ‘in-between state’ that is necessary for getting beyond Christian morality. This is also where the phrase “god is dead” came from. While book two goes over the idea of free will and how he believes it is idiotic and an error of man. "And many a one can command himself, but still sorely lacketh self-obedience, man does not want to "choose", man wants to affirm himself (Friedrich Nietzsche, will to