Friedrich Nietzsche

beginning Nietzsche frames the Genealogy of Morals in the light of his worries concerning the self-awareness of those supposed to be the “learned ones”. In this, genealogy’s positive aspect emerges, as we can appreciate how Nietzsche’s work is driven by the desire of presenting these men of knowledge with their lack of self-awareness, as well as with the tool to overcome it. In this respect, my understanding is that the “beehives of our knowledge” are an image and criticism of what Nietzsche…

The Challenge of Atheism Nietzsche presents that Christians base their beliefs on faith, without reason, creating a lifestyle in which we are destined to exist passively. The message he sends is that we have a choice. That is, to become dependent on God in a society that has essentially killed him, or to become our own God. Faith is a pillar of Christianity, but you can't go as far as Nietzsche and say that the Christian moral values are invalid because there is no reason behind it. When he…

Both Freud and Nietzsche not only analyse the state of guilt today, but also start by examining the origins of guilt. When examining the origins of guilt, their accounts are very similar, and revolve around key ideas such as pleasure, power, and aggression. It is not until the two give their thoughts on the present-day nature of guilt and it’s long-term prospects, that their thoughts on Guilt start to take two different and unique stances. Nietzsche looks further back than the current mindset,…

readers can see the repetition of “Jews” throughout, and this emphasis is evident that Nietzsche has a convinced desire in his text, and the readers can feel strong reactions when coming across that. Nietzsche essentially says “inversion of values,” and it led to new meanings of “good” and “bad”, which implies slave morality. The Jews, being frail and troubled, outwardly did not have a way to be “good”. Nietzsche, based off his tone, views the Jews as accountable for the rebellion that shaped…

Hamlet’s monolog is one governed by rationality. It is a meditation on life and death, being alive and not being, over the disadvantages of existence and the act of suicide. Hamlet compares life with death. He sees life as missing the power, humans as being exposed to the blows of life and outrageous fortune. The only way to dodge the blows will be to stop existing. The death is thus a desirable state. Nevertheless, it is also seen as a journey to the unknown, to a place for which there is no…

The story “The Interlopers” written by Saki is also connected with Nietzsche’s philosophy on Apollo and Dionysus, which are central themes within his first major work, The Birth of Tragedy. I am going to argue that the Apollonian and Dionysian philosophy can describe not only humans and that someone can go from Dionysus to Apollo with just a few words. I am going to argue this despite the fact that in general this philosophy is applied on human beings, yet relating it with “The Interlopers”.…

In his On the Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche presents a potent challenge to morality by saying that Morality is one kind of ethical system that promoting narcosis, calm and passive. It is created by hatred priests who are envying of Nobles’ power and strength and horrified of pain, struggle, and restlessness. It is hindering human flourishing now but yet necessary to help us get into a better post-moral society, finally, enable human flourishing. Nietzsche unfolds his argument by firstly…

psychologists. (I:1) Nietzsche mentions a very powerful thought that permeates history that the strong and the winners are who writes history. In this sense, he states that it was the nobles; the ones in charge were the ones to associate themselves with the word “good”. Through linguistic analysis, Nietzsche shows how “good” was initially associated with “master” and thus “bad” was the absence of “good”. (I:5) This was the original way of the world, a “good and bad”, where the nobles…

2) What, according to Nietzsche, is wrong with Christian/slave morality? Make sure that your account of slave morality draws from each of the three essays in the Genealogy. Are there any arguments from within Nietzsche’s own text that might place slave morality in a better light? Nietzsche’s Genealogy of Morality is a rejection and appreciation of slave morality. Nietzsche acknowledges the benefits which have stemmed from Christian slave morality, such as depth, accountability, and…

led many throughout history to the wrong decision for the greater good of society. In “The Anti-Christ”, Nietzsche describes how he believes that power and the will to gain power brings happiness to man. He believes that in order for one to achieve happiness you must increase one’s power to the point where resistance is overcome and the weak will be non-existent. When discussing the weak, Nietzsche believes that those who show pity towards those who are inferior are most harmful to society.…