Nietzsche’s opines that there are two different moralities; the master and slave morality that appears universally in society and are always in conflict with each other. According to the philosopher, people with a stronger will and more ambitions possess master morality. These individuals are also open-minded, risk-takers, influencers, and have high self-esteem. Master morality, stresses…
Some call Friedrich Nietzsche the father of the Nazi party. Was Nietzsche’s ideas twisted and warped by a needy country? Nietzsche himself despised the middle and lower class people. Was it Nietzsche’s Will to Power theory that spawned one of the greatest patriotic movements of the twentieth century? These are some of the questions I…
Born: 1844. Rocken, Germany Died: 1900. Weimar, Germany Major Works: The Gay Science (1882), Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883-1885), Beyond Good & Evil (1886), On the Genealogy of Morals (1887), THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE Sometimes philosophy is called “timeless,” implying that it’s lessons are of value to any generation. This may be hard to see…
Nietzsche attacked traditional ethical theories, especially those rooted in religion. He rejected the view that people are ultimately accountable only to God. He did so because he believed that human life had no moral purpose except for the meaning that human beings gave it. Nietzsche was extremely critical of most traditional ethics. He called Utilitarianism…