Rudolf Steiner Rudolf Steiner’s full name Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was born in February 25th 1861‚ 11:15 pm. His birth place is in a tiny village in Kraljevec‚ and then within the borders of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire‚ which as of today is part of Croatia. He died at the age of 64 at Switzerland in March 30th 1925. He was a highly trained scientist and philosopher and his aim was to found the basis of Anthroposophy. Steiner earned his doctorate and was later drawn into literary and scholarly
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Tragedy :From the View of Aristotle and Nietzsche Tragedy itself has a sense on ordinary mind that easily defines it roughly as imitation of an action on the stage.Today it is going to be discussed two philosphers ‘‚Aristotle and Nietzsche‚ views about tragedy while understanding their philosophy about life itself. To start with what is tragedy for Aristotle and Nietzsche should be the first question that has to be understood to shine a light on whole discussion.For Aristotle‚ tragedy
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People generally see themselves as autonomous meaning they have freedom from external control or influence‚ that they’re independent. We see ourselves this way because are able to make choices out of our own volition according to our own morals and values. But these morals and values have the same underlying framework. We define ourselves on the grounds of what we believe good and evil to be. It’s the values that we assign to these categories‚ Nietzsche says‚ that is detrimental to our being. Nietzsche
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In Nietzsche’s First Essay in “Genealogy of Morals‚” he analyzes the history and evolution behind the meanings of “good” and “bad” and‚ later‚ “good” and “evil.” He begins by recognizing that‚ originally‚ goodness was determined by the “noble‚ powerful [and] high-stationed” elites‚ as opposed to who was “bad”—the commoners‚ the “low-minded…plebeian(s)” (113). This split between both classes creates a “pathos of distance‚” where the upper-class seizes the opportunity to “create values and to coin
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Allusions to the "Brave New World" 1. Ford Henry Ford (1863-1947) revolutionized the automobile industry with the assembly line method of production‚ which proved very successful for 15 million Model Ts were sold. Humans were similarly produced in the Brave New World where the embryos passed along a conveyor belt while a worker or machine would have a specific task dealing with the specimen. Again‚ this assembly line method proved very successful. 2. Lenina Vladmir Lenin (1870-1924) founded
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In Twilight of the Idols Nietzsche writes‚ "My objection against the whole of sociology in England and France remains that it knows from experience only the forms of decay‚ and with perfect innocence accepts its instincts of decay as the norm of sociological value-judgments. The decline of life‚ the decrease in the power to organize‚ that is to tear open clefts‚ subordinate and super-ordinate -- all this has been formulated as the ideal in contemporary sociology." (p 541). The culture of Europe
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The Question: State your understanding of the philosophy of F. Nietzsche. What does he mean by saying "God is Dead"? Nietzsche’s philosophy is that of a radical view as it calls for the complete reevaluation of morals and blatantly attacks the Judeo-Christian tradition in modern society. He believed one should dare to become who they are. In order to ascertain one’s full potential as a human being‚ the ethic system of which by society runs‚ must be changed as it only
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Finding the causes of communism The ideas of communism can be traced back to the beginning of time‚ when man still lived in small‚ primitive communities. In these communities the members needed to rely on each other for survival. They shared everything they had‚ and each member provided protection for the whole. Nobody was wealthy or poor; everybody was equal. These social systems‚ as time went on‚ completely changed and became a lot more complex. Social classes came into existence bringing
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Nietzsche’s Influence Upon 20th Century Thought Nietzsche’s thought extended a deep influence during the 20th century‚ especially in Continental Europe. In English-speaking countries‚ his positive reception has been less resonant. During the last decade of Nietzsche’s life and the first decade of the 20th century‚ his thought was particularly attractive to avant-garde artists who saw themselves on the periphery of established social fashion and practice. Here‚ Nietzsche’s advocacy of new‚ healthy
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Why Shouldn’t We Be Selfish? Selfishness is an act that humans innately have implanted within them. Ayn Rand being a rational egoist had many moral beliefs‚ one being especially about selfishness. She believed that: "Self-interest‚ properly understood‚ is the standard of morality and selflessness is the deepest immorality."( Ayn Rand 279) This basically emphasizes that you should see oneself‚ as an end to oneself. A person’s own life and happiness are their highest values‚ and
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