Beyond Good and Evil

After comprehensively examining one of the writings of well-known German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, titled, “Beyond Good and Evil,” I was able to perceive several elements that characterize his work to be knowledgeable, thought-provoking, and obscure. Although difficult to decipher because of his abundance of knowledge, it became evident through his reading that he detested ideas of nationalism; relatively alike, the indication of commonwealth principles, too. Despite the fact that nationalist activities were flourishing in this era, and commonwealth doctrines were supplicating to be practiced, Nietzsche unequivocally expresses his views in a way that shines light and institutes the viewpoints of nation-states and commonwealths to be frowned upon. As mentioned in the opening, Nietzsche abhors the idea of…

The film Beyond Good and Evil: Children Media and Violent Times, presents an in depth view of the role in electronic media as it relates to violence and children. The film exhibits a concerted effort to inform individuals of how violence through electronic media adversely affects children. Specifically, how the media portrays accepted means of violence to resolve clashes between good against evil. Moreover, the film discloses the active role of the government and some news media in presenting…

Based on one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most distinguished philosophy book ever written during the 18th century, he develops a new philosopher ideal. In the book "Beyond Good and Evil," Nietzsche inquires a philosophy of the future for "free spirits". Nietzsche describes the distinct species of a philosopher, the "free spirits" and contrasts the false free spirits with the true free spirits. Nietzsche mentions the French Revolution, Voltaire, Stendhal, and "modern ideas". Nietzsche's claim argues…

Based on one of Friedrich Nietzsche's most distinguished philosophy books ever written during the 18th century, he develops a new philosophical ideal. In the book "Beyond Good and Evil," Nietzsche inquires a philosophy of the future for "free spirits". Nietzsche describes the distinct species of a philosopher, the "free spirits" and contrasts dogmatism with the true free spirits. Through all of this, Conard argued that Bart Simpson was not Nietzsche's ideal while, on the contrary, Felder argues…

As Nietzsche declares in The Birth of Tragedy (1872), “What a shame I did not dare to utter as a poet what I had to say at that time; perhaps I might have been able to do that!” : The “Epode” of Beyond Good and Evil (1886) concludes the book as it should not have been written as it was but as it should have been chanted. The reader might be surprised towards this unexpected lyricism that concluded the book, thus seen as an Orphic culmination of Nietzsche’s enterprise to drive forward the above…

past is Beyond Good and Evil. Nietzsche argues that most conscious thinking tends to be informed strictly by instinct. To understand what Nietzsche means, we need to understand his conception of the will to power. Nietzsche aims at freeing higher human beings (masters) from their false consciousness about morality. Nietzsche argued that there were two core types of morality, “Master morality” and “Slave morality.” He claims masters are creators of morality whilst slaves respond to masters…

In chapter four of Nietzsche’s book Beyond Good and Evil (Epigrams and Interludes), Nietzsche focuses on many themes and the chapter is broken down into many one liners that all focus on the philosophical thought of an individual rather than pertaining to many people. However, that is a narrow look at what Nietzsche is saying. In fact, most of these relate to our society and personal agendas in some form or fashion. He also tends to dig up things that we may dislike in others and reflects our…

Nihilism: Don’t Embrace Nietzsche’s Nothingness “Life itself is essential assimilation, injury, violation of the foreign and the weaker, suppression, hardness, the forcing of One’s own forms upon something else, ingestion and—at least in its mildest form—exploitation.” -Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil The nihilism analysis has been prevalent position over the past few years. Its anticipated purpose is to demand questions about the norms made in a philosophical debate. These contain the…

In his work “Beyond Good and Evil”, Nietzsche argues that the concept of “good” and “evil” are initially designated by those individuals with the political and social power to live their lives by sheer will (master morality abiders) whist the others who lack this force are doomed to be subjected to their power (slave morality abiders) until eventually the latter overthrows their masters. One of the main themes Nietzsche formulates in this work is that ancient Roman society was grounded in master…

During the reading of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil, I was often shocked by how misogynistic Nietzsche appeared. His declarations and defamations of women caused a great amount of discomfort while reading as I am a strong feminist and Nietzsche was apparently my nemesis. Throughout Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche offers several witty aphorisms pertaining to women such as “compare man and woman on the whole, one may say: woman would not have the genius for finery if she did not have…