Human Morality: 19th Century European Religion And Psychology

Human Morality
19th century Europe religion, philosophy and psychology were to topics of conversations in coffee shops, newspapers, magazines and books. Religion was taking a back seat to in the industrial revolution theologians like Friedrich David Strauss “The Life of Jesus Critically” were teaching Christianity as historical context. Evolution theory of Charles Darwin, he battled creationism armed evolution. The birth of new thought processes and the quest for answers about human existence became extremely popular. In Germany Friedrich Nietzsche began to write and teach of creative arts, literature, and politics. He virtually originated concepts like Atheism, Nihilism, the will to power, and eternal recurrence. Nietzsche was a professor
This can be achieved through Selbstüberwindung or Self Overcoming. A superman has the capacity to overcome the world’s sufferings hardships and burdens. Desire to replace religion with culture, art, and music. Will to Power make things happen do not fall into the herd morality transform into a free spirit. Major influences of Buddhism and Hinduism can be seen through Nietzsche’s philosophy. ”Learn how to become who you really are” (Nietzsche, Will to Power). Live a healthy life enjoying the richness of human morality. Be a warrior, Fear nothing and be strong from within. Have a grand passion and vision of the world. Have a quest for power, knowledge and inner faith. Look to nature the goodness and strength throughout. Nietzsche’s philosophical works were significant in a time when society was looking an answer. His answer was not so well heard at the time of his life but is voice would be heard and used by the fascist German unification in the
Christianity. Nietzsche says there are two great evils in the 20th century that is Christianity and Alcohol, whereas they both numb the pain of reality learn to be a free spirit. Christianity teaches shame of envious men and envy is evil. We are to use envy to achieve goals in life, embrace envy as a tool. The morality in Europe at the time was herd animal morality so do not succumb to Christian "Sklavenmoral” slave morality. In slave morality, the herd following Christianity no matter what the cost or effort. The reward is not there so move away from Christianity move towards Nihilism and Atheism. Nietzsche employs nobility, “While all nobel grows out of a triumphant affirmation ones own self, slave morality from the start says “NO” to what is outside creativity” (Nietzsche, On the Genealogy of Morals) Atheism and Nihilism portrays defiance of religion to question morality and inner faith. The testing of one’s own beliefs and desires. Alcohol is just as evil as Christianity do not drink Alcohol “Like alcohol, Christian council might dull pain, but, it will also weaken the resolve to overcome the problem from which the pain has arisen.” (Nietzsche God and Evil) Instead replace the pain by living dangerously deal with the fear and despair. Nietzsche say that what does not kill you makes you strong the superman will