This is because he believes the people in the slave morality are suffering. He sees violation of their humanity. According to him, they do not have freedom and are weary. This perspective of Nietzsche concerning the slave morality is discouraging. This is because all human being should be free from oppression. Further, according to this description of slave morality it gives evidence that the people under it are miserable.
Slave morality according to Nietzsche make a person a pessimist. Negative attitude towards life makes life to be difficult. Nietzsche is against the slave morality as it makes an individual to be full of condemnation. He is of the perspective that life is good. Therefore, he finds it difficult to agree with morality that he sees as perpetrating of sorrows. According to Nietzsche, the people who have slave morality cannot achieve genuine happiness.
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C). These ideas were embryonic in nature laying the foundations of the modern Social Sciences. Republic was considered as a central piece of Western philosophy. Socrates challenged the pagan traditions and talked about some order in the society, however music and intoxication remained the central piece of that ideal life with a concept of providing temporary relief to the individual. The moral ideals were created through dialogue between mythos (Religion) and Logos (Logic). The responsibility to set these standards of morality lies on the philosopher. Unfortunately, Christianity came to help the down trodden of the society (plebs), instead Nietzsche thinks that the new religion became a tool in the hand of the autocrats/bourgeoisie (Durant).
Nietzsche was a rebel of his age. Using the method of dialectic he wanted to give meaning to life. He was a philologist. To challenge the Nihilism in European life and make a way out towards modernism,…...
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Die stag, J.F. "Nietzsche's Dionysian Pessimism," American Political Science Review, Vole 95, No 4 (Dec2001), pp 923-937. Web
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In addition, the philosopher will approach the manner in which man achieves the understanding of the world. In his opinion, the knowledge which man generally has is not a pure one. On the contrary he will generally deal with appearances. He underlines that the value of a thing is generally not intrinsic nor universal. On the contrary people will consider a thing to be valuable or not depending on the time and place where they stand as well as on their desires and beliefs of the moment. This is an argument that is used in order to support the thesis according to which man's knowledge of the world is far from being pure and objective.
All in all in can be stated that Nietzsche is one of the most lucid philosophers who have tried to analyze the condition and values of humanity. He caused controversy through his work in which he…...
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Aydin, Ciano. Journal of Nietzsche studies, 2007: 25-48
"Slave morality is, for Nietzsche, clearly a decadent, unhealthy morality" and it is meant to relate to people putting across bitterness with regard to individuals controlling the social order. Slave morality is, in essence, focused on the well-being of humanity as a whole rather than just on the well-being of individuals in control.
Nietzsche devised the concept of master morality as a means to provide the world with a more complex understanding of morality types that would be beneficial for society when considering matters from a technological point-of-view. The Genealogy of morals actually reinforces this idea. "A genealogical account of the development of the slave morality that has triumphed in Europe is presented in order to indicate the decadence of that morality" (Smith).
One of the main reasons why Nietzsche came to believe that the morality will eventually come to be more common is the fact that slave morality is likely…...
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Leiter, Brian, and Sinhababu, Neil, "Nietzsche and Morality," (Oxford University Press, 2007).
Nietzsche "Twilight of the Idols"
Friedrich Nietzsche was a 19th century German Philosopher who did not shy away from either criticism or conflict with other philosophers. One example of this was Nietzsche's remarks on Rousseau, equality, and democracy. In Nietzsche's book Twilight of the Idols in the chapter entitled "Skirmishes of an Untimely Man," section 48 is devoted to Rousseau, and his idea of the natural equality of humans. (Nietzsche, 82-84) Nietzsche begins his rant by criticizing, in the most egregious terms, Rousseau and his idea of returning to nature. Nietzsche does not seem to know what Rousseau means by "nature," and must ask the question of him "…to what did Rousseau was to return?" (Nietzsche, 82-84) and answering this question by comparing Rousseau's state of nature to the violence and terror of the French Revolution.
The French Revolution was based upon the idea of equality; making everyone equal. Nietzsche viewed this…...
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Works Cited
Locke, John, and Peter Laslett (ed.). Two Treatises of Government. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1988. Print.
Nietzsche, Frederick. Twilight of the Idols, or How to Philosophize with the Hammer. Indianapolis, IN: Hackett. 1997. Print.
Together the two forms of morality combine to create the systems of morals and social balances which govern Christian nations all over the world. Along with slave morality being associated with the Christian religion, it is also closely related to Judaism as well. These two make up most of the religious beliefs of the Western world, and therefore were a major source of criticism for Nietzsche. He believed that all forms of morality associated with religious beliefs were a product of society's inability to cope with the real nature of life. He also believed religion to be almost like a drug to many people who could not live life without the need to believe in a false belief of a father figure guiding them and looking out for them. Christianity, although it preaches goodness, relies on the sole fact that it condemns others as evil. Therefore the essential foundations on…...
However, Nietzsche is keen to observe that the fact that there are varying standards of morality or different moralities does not mean that there is no form of biding morality. If this is the case therefore, then it is logical to argue that there are as well varying kinds of 'binding' originating from the varying moralities, for instance, the Christian binding cannot be deemed the same as the binding fronted by the Kantian philosophy on life. These two bindings have to be different it can be argued. Either of the Christian philosophies and moralities, or the Kantian moralities or any other out there cannot be said to be a universal phenomena but an evolution and a product of a specific circumstance meant to fulfill a given deficiency. The fact that they must have different 'bindings' also does not mean that they are therefore useless, indeed they are central for…...
Friedrich Nietzsche has been a leading mind regarding the concept of morality, which he attacks due to the subject of human nature. Morality is a matter subjected to two different aspects: "noble" or "master" morality, and "slave" morality. Here, the concept of "good" and "bad" become redefined value systems between the master and the slave. It is also in this idea of anti-morality that Nietzsche prescribes the parable of the birds of prey vs. The lambs, as well as explains the re-sentiment (ressentiment) that the slaves have over the master.
Nietzsche stresses that human nature brings about the idea of "will to power," where the values of "good" and "evil" are thereby relative to the particular group, whether it be master or slave. In his views, the master morality is an "affirmation of life," a "life-enhancing" morality that characterizes morality as being that of the strong-willed (Lewis, 2009). Master morality…...
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Resources
Lewis, T. (2009). Beyond Good and Evil. Magill'S Survey Of World Literature, Revised Edition, 1.
Morrison, I. (2003). Nietzsche's genealogy of morality in the human, all too human series. British Journal For The History Of Philosophy, 11(4), 657-669. doi:10.1080/0960878032000160271
Leiter, Brian, "Nietzsche's Moral and Political Philosophy," The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = .
Nietzsche's philosophy of nobility, and why the noble person must be aggressive in order to be successful. Criticize this philosophy by developing a scenario where it would fail in the human services workplace.
Only the strong shall survive." "You're fired." In today's business climate, it is both popular and attractive on a visceral level to think that aggression rather than compassion is the best philosophy for a human being to employ in his or her daily life, to achieve success -- even if one is not Donald Trump. Many years ago, the German philosopher Nietzsche stressed that in a world where God was "dead" and traditional ethical rules of conduct had been shown to be false, humans must assume their responsibilities to set their own, harsh and noble rules that advanced their own personal interests in an individualistic fashion. Only though such aggression and individualism could humans eschew the often…...
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In Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung (The World as Will and Representation), German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer presents his core philosophies. One of the themes in The World as Will and Representation is the function of the human will as providing the impetus for the manifest world and not just the means for understanding that world. In this way, Schopenhauer distinguishes himself from Kant and distances himself from the Kantian worldview. The mind and reality are one; this represents a resolution of the crisis of duality. In spite of his monistic vision of will and representation, Schopenhauer continues to rely on the Kantian forms and framework for reality. He critiques the Kantian division of the world, by stating that Kant's system of classifications is unnecessary. Moreover, Kant depicted the human being as separate from the object of knowledge. For Schopenhauer, the human being and the universe are fundamentally one. The…...
Nietzsche: Genealogy of MolarityNietzsches statement that man has killed God and does not know he is dead suggests that man is unconscious of the repercussions of their actions. When writing The Gay Science, Nietzsche observed that the ruling class acted out of adoration and ego, corrupting the moral fabric upon which society was constructed (Geuss & Skinner, 2006). Notably, religion was synonymous with political governance since the religious leaders also doubled in the governance of the state. He observed the deformation of humans as subjects of Christian moralization and civilization and the emergence of humanity with the erosion of the Christian moral culture.He cautions against the assumption of absolute confidence in what we might think we know since how we understand might not be what historically meant. He sees human forgetfulness as a great undoing of civilization and the erosion of Christian morals as the death of God (Geuss &…...
Foremost, though, is the Nietzschian concept that freedom is never free -- there are costs; personal, societal, and spiritual. To continue that sense of freedom, one must be constantly vigilant and in danger of losing that freedom, for the moment the individual gasps a sigh of relief and feels "free" from contemplating freedom, tyranny will ensue. He believed that it was the internal cost that contained value. This, however, still presents a problem for Nietzsche, in that he must find a way to connect the objective -- the rose is beautiful, with the "idea" of beauty (essence). Thus, the idea of freedom and the objective reality of freedom are dependent upon the manner in which the individual perceives their own path towards such a concept. emembering that Nietzsche lived while monarchs still reigned, his view of freedom from a political and cultural paradigm was heavily influenced by Bismarckian politics,…...
Nietzsche, what is the difference between master morality and slave morality? hich does he prefer and why?
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's seminal document The Genealogy of Morality attempts to chronicle the history or 'birth' of morality, which for Nietzsche does not originate within the innate human character but as a result of social impositions. In pre-Christian, pagan times, the strong were naturally considered to be the 'better' of the two main classes of people -- the masters and the slaves. "The former had an unquestioning hold over the latter -- they had a feeling of ruling and superiority that was justified by the fact that they were ruling and they were superior. Nietzsche calls this feeling of the superior over the inferior the pathos of distance" (allace, "Nietzsche: On the Genealogy of Morals"). The ruling classes were made up of "noble, the powerful, the superior, and the high-minded" and they…...
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Works Cited
"Nietzsche, Slave and Master Morality." Philosophy 302. Lander University.
Nietzsche's oman is by turns simply a reflection of common attitudes of the time, although he occasionally sees her in a more sympathetic view. In a modern light, the understanding of Nietzsche's philosophy has often been tainted by the view of his writings as racist and misogynist. Indeed, a cursory look shows that Nietzsche's perception of women is largely negative and unflattering. Nonetheless, the great philosopher is sometimes clearly sympathetic to women. The end result is that his work seems largely inconsistent and poorly thought out on the subject of women. Many philosophers, including Simone De Bauviour and Mill, have had a much different conception of woman than Nietzsche. Ultimately, Nietzsche has little important insight to offer on the subject of women, a disappointing oversight from a philosopher who repeatedly offered such perceptive and daring views on many important subjects.
Modern interpretation and analysis of Nietzsche's works is often tainted by…...
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Ansell-Pearson, Keith.
In: Paul Patton ed. Nietzsche, Feminism and Political Theory. Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 1993.
Berkowitz, Peter. Nietzsche: The Ethics of an Immoralist. Oxford University Press, 1996.
Costa, Danielle. Mill and Nietzsche's Ideas about the Rightful and Natural Positions of Women in Society. Tufts University: Seminar: Liberty, Morality and Virtue, May 14, 1999.
Nietzsche and Nihilism
"Nihilism" was the term used by Friederich Nietzsche to describe what he considered the devaluation of the highest values posited by the ascetic ideal. The age in which he lived was viewed by the German philosopher as one of passive nihilism, which he defined as the unawareness of the fact that the religious and philosophical absolutes had dissolved in the emergence of the 19th century Positivism. Since traditional morality collapsed, along with its metaphysical and theological foundations, the only thing that remained was a sense of meaningless and purposelessness.
The triumph of meaninglessness coincides with the triumph of nihilism, under the slogan "God is dead." Nietzsche believed that people would start seeking absoluteness in nationalism, just as they previously did it in philosophy and religion, a conception which later lead to catastrophically consequences.
Nihilism is most often associated with Nietzsche. The philosopher felt that there is no objective order or…...
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Reference:
1. Elbe, S, European Nihilism and Annihilation in the Twentieth Century. Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions, Winter2000, Vol. 1 Issue 3, p43
2.Ramos, A., Triumph of the will. Review of Politics, Winter96, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p181
3. Berges, S. Plato's Defence of Justice:Socrates contra Nietzsche University of Leeds www.bilkent.edu.tr/~berges/phd.htm
4. Encyclopedia Briatannica 1997 edition -- Articles on Nietzsche
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