1. Discuss the emergence of guilt in light of Nietzsche’s analysis in the genealogy. You are expected to trace the sequence Nietzsche presents in describing the descent towards guilt. Creditor and debtor relationship "I have already let it out: in the contractual relationship between creditor and debtor‚ which is as old as the very conception of a legal subject’ and itself refers back to the basic forms of buying‚ selling‚ bartering‚ trade and traffic." (p.43 2nd essay) see pg 49 for
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Nietzsche was a unique philosopher that had some very interesting ideas about people’s human values and personality types. In the following passage from Nietzsche‚ " .this is the image of all life‚ and from this learn the meaning of your life! And conversely: Read only your own life‚ and from this understand the hieroglyphs of universal life!" According to Nietzsche‚ I think he defines that all morality is a manifestation of the will to power. People stress independence‚ personal dignity‚ self-approval
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GRAMSCI‚ ALTHUSSER‚ AND FOUCAULT MAKING THEIR MARXS Introduction Karl Marx is a key figure in theorizing power‚ and in some respects‚ his work is considered the foundation of social sciences. Marx and his associate Engels instantly became famous among scholars during the late 19th century‚ when they published The Communist Manifesto (1848). This important work became a reference point for many theorists because the document described in great detail the series of European revolutions initiated
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The Mystery of Evil’s Origin Good vs. Evil is normally correlated to Good vs. Bad‚ but what determines someone’s goodness or someone’s badness can sometimes be hard to find. In British Literature‚ there are characters who support the different theories of the philosophers who try to tackle the question of evil’s origins. Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said‚ "Our greatest evils come from ourselves‚" (Notes) yet he also said that "we are all good by nature but corrupted by society"(Notes)
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Apollo and Dionysus: Gods of Art and Will In Nietzsche’s first book‚ The Birth of Tragedy‚ he introduces two principles with which he drives his discourse on the nature of art: the Apollonian dream‚ and the Dionysian intoxication. He states his purpose in writing the book‚ saying that “we will have achieved much for scientific study of aesthetics when we come‚ not merely to a logical understanding‚ but also to the certain and immediate apprehension of the fact that the further development of art
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Humor Theories There are three leading theories of humor that serve as the intellectual foundation for what is considered funny. These three theories are the superiority‚ relief‚ and incongruity theories. The superiority theory focuses on the dark side of comedy‚ asserting that we laugh in response to our perceived supremacy over other’s unfortunate situations or social rank. The relief theory claims that humor is a form of releasing excessive energy. Lastly the incongruity theory says that something
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The Genealogy of Morals is comprised of three essays that focus on and criticizes the value of moral judgements. The first essay‚ “Good and Evil‚” “Good and Bad” contrasts what Nietzsche describes as “Master Morality‚” “Slave Morality.” Master morality was developed by the strong‚ free and healthy who had control over their own happiness. Slave morality is the feelings that the slaves adopted from being controlled by their wealthy and happy masters. These people were nicknamed the masters of
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Maggie Smith is a 21st century American poet and author. She received a BA from Ohio Wesleyan University and a MFA from Ohio State University. Besides being the author of Good Bones (Tupelo Press‚ 2017)‚ her other works were‚ The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison (Press‚ 2015)‚ and‚ “Lamp the Body (Red Hen Press‚ 2015). She has accumulated numerous writing awards‚ and has been a freelance writer‚ teacher and editor. She resides in Bexley‚ a suburb of Columbus‚ Ohio. (“Extending Bio”) Good Bones
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Hegel and Nietzsche’s outlook on the master slave relationship is a bit similar but ultimately extremely different. Personally I don’t feel too strongly about either philosopher but if I had to choose I would agree with Hegel. The master slave relationship that Hegel describes is one where the master and slave are constantly competing against one another but eventually need each other in the end for both of them to survive. Nietzsche argues that the master slave morality is divided into two fundamental
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In “The Madman‚” Nietzsche describes a man going into a town‚ speaking about his beliefs‚ and being derided for doing so. However‚ with further analysis of several elements of the story‚ a deeper meaning behind the passage becomes clear. Nietzsche argues‚ through the madman‚ that morals cannot exist without God. It is important to know that‚ as a parable‚ the passage contains symbols‚ is not intended to be interpreted entirely literally. One of these symbols‚ God‚ is used to represent morality‚ and
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