God is dead

(the one who killed God) saying that he brought God back. The next one to be on the questioning block is the clever magician. Zarathustra believes that the magician was cleverer than to fall into the trap of praising a false idol. The clever magician knew that he was cleverer than to fall for the trap and said it was hard for him to do, and then he went on to praise the Ass. To all of those who are…

the Madman, he frankly portends the immutable result of a communal belief in a Christian God that has been permeated by rationalism and science: “God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him.” Because, during this time, the world was receiving a flood of new ideas that ranged from the revolutionary concept of methodical scientific inquiry to the emergence of Darwinian Evolution, Nietzsche is…

or unintentionally) to increase the control of the weak by making people humbled by the power and the glory that is God. Nietzsche set forth to distribute people’s cultures. There was a certain notion that Nietzsche held closely; and that was he wanted humans to clinch to the “what could be” vs. the ice cold reality that was. Which is why Nietzsche noted the famous phrase….”God is…

“God is dead,” claimed Friedrich Nietzsche. Such bold statements defined Nietzsche’s nonconformity and his critical attitude towards the public and Christianity in the late 1800’s. A nonconformist is one who does not comply with society's standards and opinions as a whole. Nietzsche fit this role of nonconformity perfectly, he disagreed with common opinions, criticized mainstream religion, and argued with modern philosophy. Friedrich Nietzsche was born in 1844 in Röcken, Germany. Nietzsche had…

error he describes that “the doctrine of the will has been invented essentially for the purpose of punishment…and the priests at the head of ancient communities, wanted to create for themselves the right to punish- or wanted to create this right for God”(499). Nietzsche would say that Judge William would be trying to suppress will by focusing on ethics as a means to punish. Nietzsche’s ideal would be a world where the will to power is practiced, not punished. By punishing free will, it works as…

stages of life that each individual should go through to become a man. In other words, the first stage is a camel who is a believer and a follower of God. After, the second stage is a lion who is master of his own rules and…

My Thoughts: To me, it seems like Nietzsche is saying here that the fact that most of us would not be content to relive our lives exactly as they are, over and over, should clue us in that we need to change our behavior. Maybe the very consideration of whether or not we’d be content to experience things exactly the same way again could help us to act in ways that make us more “benevolent toward life.” My Thoughts: This passage confused me a little bit. I can understand the suffering by those…

The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche remains very misunderstood because of his mental condition and his writings. Even the translation from German to other languages (English, French, or Spanish) creates difficulties because Nietzsche meaning is complex. He was influenced many authors, thinkers, and philosophers like Arthur Schopenhauer, Immanuel Kant, and Voltaire. His ethics came at a time where Germany was an influence on the world, but not a superpower and Judeo-Christian morals were…

Gabriel realized that his life is not what he thought it was. Through symbolism and imagery, the reader gets a glimpse of Gabriel's personality and inner thoughts. The reader of “The Dead” by James Joyce gets to ride on the emotional roller coaster that are Gabriel’s thoughts. The author uses many techniques to fully reveal Gabriel's character. Gabriel is portrayed as a thoughtful shallow man. He realizes he is a failure of a husband. Through symbolism the reader sees the emotions that are…

aphorisms (rather than essays) and uses irony, sarcasm, and poetry to express his ideas. The main thing that he always talks about is the fact believed by him, that GOD IS DEAD. In Zarathustra’s prologue when Zarathustra was alone he spoke thus to his heart: “Could it be possible! This old saint in his woods has not yet heard the news that God is dead!” Another important concept is the contrast between the overman and the last man. The last man concentrates on the proper education. In the text,…