Many people hold destructive opinions without considering their full implications. Flannery O’Connor’s "Good Country People" uses characterization‚ symbolism‚ and irony to warn people with a nihilistic philosophy of life that their beliefs will inevitably lead to ruin. In this story a young atheist woman is destroyed when she is brought face-to-face with the evil personification of her worldview. The story’s tragic "heroine" is Joy Hopewell‚ a well-educated‚ thirty-two year old woman with an artificial
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school of thought that would tackle these seemingly simple questions. Under the thin guise of many pseudonyms‚ Søren Kierkegaard attempted to reconcile the issues religion had planted into his psyche by reintroducing man to religion. Later‚ Frederick Nietzsche came along and said in opposition that religion is dying for we have in fact killed God. Even though these two philosophers stand on opposing sides of a deep chasm‚ modern scholars have dubbed these two the fathers of modern existentialism. For
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being worldly thus evil. Nietzsche holds that such restraint tends to weaken an individual making him sickly and weak physically and psychologically; such a thing imposed upon society would naturally lead to a sick and weak population. Not seeing any overall gain in a system of beliefs which teaches suppression‚ he purposes to give us a new one which is not only said to be as effective but also frees them of Christianity’s binds. With his principle of the superman Nietzsche seeks to give us values
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Ecce Homo by Nietzsche is ironically a reflection of himself. It is extremely sarcastic and is a reflection of himself as a writer and philosopher in a self-deprecatory manner . The book is as though he is putting his life on trial to which the title alludes. The words "ecce homo" (behold‚ the man) were proclaimed by Pontius Pilate in the New Testament of the Bible when he gave up Jesus to the Jews to have them do what they liked with him. Likewise Nietzsche is giving himself up to his readers and
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Atheism Outline * Atheism – the critique and denial of the major claims of all varieties of theism‚ which banners the belief that “all the heavens and the earth and all that they contain owe their existence and continuance in existence to the wisdom and will of a supreme‚ self-consistent‚ omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ righteous‚ and benevolent being who is distinct from‚ and independent of‚ what he has created.” * Atheistic Principles: a. Philosophical atheists reject the assumption of
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progress. Strauss believes that we were once on the right way and now we are on the wrong way. Both Strauss and Heidegger agree that science and philosophy begin from what is naturally given to human experience. Both philosophers agree with Nietzsche that modern idea of progress has lead to the age of the last man which the last man is tired of life‚ does not seek risks only comfort and security. Mans understanding of his own being in the world is what gives him access to
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The "Will to Power" Nietzsche believed the will to power to be the fundamental causal power in the world‚ the driving force of all natural phenomena and the dynamic to which all other causal powers could be reduced. I believe Nietzsche in part hoped the will to power could be a theory of everything‚ providing the ultimate foundations for explanations of everything from whole societies‚ to individual organisms‚ down to simple lumps of matter. The will to power cannot be known. It must be understood
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"The will to power." A strong statement made by the philosopher‚ Nietzsche. He explains this statement in his work‚ "Thus Spake Zarathustra." It can be found in multiple sections explaining different topics. When Nietzsche uses the phrase‚ "the will to power‚" he means the ability to extend oneself to the furthest of capabilities. He believes that humans have the ability to always do their best‚ and try their hardest to improve themselves. In this work‚ he says that humans must overcome themselves
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A Discussion of Nietzsche’s Master and Slave Morality and Ascetic Ideal In his work‚ Nietzsche introduces the concepts of Master and Slave Morality and with them‚ the problem of the Ascetic Ideal. Master morality is‚ in short‚ a morality of strength‚ individualism‚ and nobility that weighs actions on their consequences. Slave morality‚ on the other hand‚ values humility‚ sympathy‚ and kindness. It values actions based on whether their intent was one of “good” or “evil.” He links Slave morality to
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God and Morality God and morality seem to be inevitably tied together in the minds of a majority of people in this world. In Woody Allen’s film Crimes and Misdemeanors‚ there is a suggestion the relationship between God and morality is fundamental. This film intertwines two stories‚ but one specifically caught my attention in relation to the correlation between God and morality. This first story involves Judah‚ a wealthy ophthalmologist and family man‚ who has had a several-year affair with
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