recently‚ I’ve discovered the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche and Gloria Anzaldúa. Compared with the other philosophies‚ these two seem to be the most similar in at least their belief that there is no one right way to the good life‚ but rather there are many and are suited to each individual. I will begin with the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche whose ideals he defends with the genealogy of morality. In his book Genealogy of Morals‚ Nietzsche is critical of “bad conscience” and considers it
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n this respect‚ according to Nietzsche the value of a certain morality is to be determined in the light of the question “does it further life or does it stultify life?” . Accordingly‚ we find in The Genealogy of Morals that ‘[…] all events in the organic world are a subduing‚ a becoming master‚ and all subduing and becoming master involves a fresh interpretation‚ an adaptation through which any previous “meaning” and “purpose” are necessarily obscured or even obliterated’ (GM 12). Insofar as our
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Hitler’s Misinterpretation of Nietzsche No serious thinker has done more unintentional harm to the Jewish people than Friedrich Nietzsche. Following his death‚ Nietzsche’s writings served as an inspiration and philosophical justification for Adolf Hitler and Nazism. Quite paradoxically‚ Nietzsche was far from anti-Semitic; in fact‚ many considered Nietzsche to be one of the more pro-Jewish philosophers of his era. Although Nietzsche’s position against anti-Semitism seems clear in the
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Ashar Hussain Friedrich Nietzsche Was One Trill Dude There are‚ perhaps‚ no religious criticisms more vitriolic than Friedrich Nietzsche’s. The world has yet to see a philosopher more staunchly opposed to traditional morality or contemporary society. It is peculiar that the son of a minister‚ born in a rural village southwest of Leipzig‚ would develop into one of the most creative‚ agile minds in the history of philosophy. Indeed‚ the realm of Nietzsche’s reasoning was as expansive as any before
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A central idea in the philosophies of Friedrich Nietzsche is the idea of the master-slave morality. The master morality‚ the morality of the nobility‚ covers courage and strong will. In this mindset‚ one only interprets morality‚ classical virtues‚ the good and bad‚ but not the evil. Conversely‚ the slave morality accepts humility and the herd mentality‚ viewing morals as good and evil‚ vilifying the master. In his works‚ Nietzsche argues that the fatal issue with society today is the prevailing
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-The first Issue is all about the genealogy of Kamapua`a. He was the enemy of the Lava Goddess Pele who lived in Kilauea. -The second Issue is the story of how his mother was born and kapu’d for the king but she fell in love with the King’s brother and gave birth to 3 children and a pig child. The youngest child was taken to the sky and turned into a kind of rain while the others were adopted into grandmothers home. The grandmother says a chant and Kamapua`a gains powers to change body forms.
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Nietzsche’s account of power as understood through the notions of guilt‚ cruelty and asceticism. It is the human desire to feel their power that motivates them to be cruel and inflict pain upon both themselves and others. Throughout On the Genealogy of Morals there is a recurrent theme of power‚ this can be understood in the context of an individuals desire to both harness and feel his power through the actions he performs. This paper will deal with the questions that arise out of this assumption
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types of moral theory. One‚ the divine command theory‚ states that the moral code by which we should abide comes down to us from the ten commandments of God. There is also Kant’s view that reason dictates the commandments of morality. The moral law‚ according to Kant‚ is derivable from our own rational faculties and‚ not surprisingly‚ God’s ten commandments can be found along with other maxims in our rationality. However‚ Nietzsche ascribed to neither of these views. Born in 1844‚ Nietzsche was influenced
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Introduction Our presentation is about Friedrich Nietzsche who was one of the most important and influential modern thinkers of nineteenth century for his notions of inexistentialism‚ post-modernism‚ and post-structuralism; but before talking about him‚ I would like to tell you a brief introduction of postmodernism and how this philosopher took these concepts to explain his ideologies. One of the main characteristics of postmodern thinking is that the world is seen as much more complex and an
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“On the Genealogy of Morality” Thought-Strom Within our world we have described many things and called them into scrutiny and this act of thorough observation has brought transparency to our senses. The soul‚ also known as the subject‚ has been questioned and attempted to be defined by German philosopher‚ Friedrich Nietzsche‚ in his 1887 work entitled “On the Genealogy of Morality.” The heart of the problems Nietzsche pursues lie within each subjects’ understanding of their origin of thought. Nietzsche
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