Kant and Nietzsche According to Kant the only thing in this world that is explicitly good is “good will.” Exploring the aphorisms in the Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, we will examine the three primary factors Kant uses as his basis for confirming good will. In the first of three primary factors Kant explains, that every individual should harbor the obligation of “duties.” Kant felt that for each person to be the greatest individual they could possibly be they had to try and obtain ultimate happiness while learning to survive. Kant describes various qualities as having the possibility of good as well as the possibility for evil. “Wit, the power of judgment and like talents of the mind…courage…as with gifts of fortune…power, wealth,
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Nietzsche’s first aphorism begins questioning the will to truth. He questions the very depths of truth and lies, and if one is really any better than the other. As a great philosopher Nietzsche had no qualms questioning the value of instinct versus conscience and if either of the two were the correct value to follow. He wanted every person to explore the realm of all possibilities great and small and to question everything so that the best value might come from the unknown. In Nietzsche’s third aphorism he alludes that each individual should look within themselves as human beings and pull from individual experiences and standards as a guide to being …show more content…
From aphorism 188, “Every system of morals is a sort of tyranny against nature and also against reason.” This is a very profound statement and speaks to the very essence of Nietzsche as a philosopher. Nietzsche made it widely known that his views were to allow individuality and let that be the ultimate guide to ones morals. That no two humans are alike and that sometimes we must do wrong to do right. No one lives and dies as a perfect individual and to conclude this aphorism we should all strive to reach individuality that envelope the core of our values beliefs and
Nietzsche’s first aphorism begins questioning the will to truth. He questions the very depths of truth and lies, and if one is really any better than the other. As a great philosopher Nietzsche had no qualms questioning the value of instinct versus conscience and if either of the two were the correct value to follow. He wanted every person to explore the realm of all possibilities great and small and to question everything so that the best value might come from the unknown. In Nietzsche’s third aphorism he alludes that each individual should look within themselves as human beings and pull from individual experiences and standards as a guide to being …show more content…
From aphorism 188, “Every system of morals is a sort of tyranny against nature and also against reason.” This is a very profound statement and speaks to the very essence of Nietzsche as a philosopher. Nietzsche made it widely known that his views were to allow individuality and let that be the ultimate guide to ones morals. That no two humans are alike and that sometimes we must do wrong to do right. No one lives and dies as a perfect individual and to conclude this aphorism we should all strive to reach individuality that envelope the core of our values beliefs and