In his book‚ Beyond Good and Evil‚ Nietzsche identifies common prejudices of past and present philosophers. Nietzsche begins with a critique of “Faith in opposite values”‚ an assumption that the world is divided into opposites. The foundational sets of opposites include truth versus falsehood‚ and conscious thinking versus instincts. However‚ Nietzsche finds that these are little more than ago-old accepted truths‚ which are in fact prejudices (Nietzsche‚ Beyond Good and Evil‚ 1886‚ 6). Nietzsche
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For Nietzsche‚ resentiment is a feeling of anger which comes from the distinction between the good and the bad people. The “good” and “bad” were only used to separate two groups of people and associated to no moral meaning. The “good” meant strong‚ active and happy. At the same time‚ the “bad” meant weak‚ passive and unhappy. The good people were those with higher social status. The bad people were with lower social status. Such a distinction had political value in differentiating the nobles from
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Friedrich Schleiermacher was a leading figure in Western theology in the late 18th and early 19th century and remains influential to this day.1 The Christian Faith was published during the latter part of Schleiermacher’s life and presented significant concepts and ideas.2 In this essay‚ I seek to evaluate and assess an extract from The Christian Faith and contemplate the significance of this text within the history of modern Christian theology. The extract concerns the validity of one’s faith and
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Top of Form Friedrich Nietzsche The Birth of Tragedy An Attempt at Self-Criticism [Note that this first section of the Birth of Tragedy was added to the book many years after it first appeared‚ as the text makes clear. Nietzsche wrote this "Attempt at Self-Criticism" in 1886. The original text‚ written in 1870-71‚ begins with the Preface to Richard Wagner‚ the second major section] Whatever might have been be the basis for this dubious book‚ it must have been
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“The Ideal Person” Nietzsche’s Ubermensch concept of the “ideal person” was able to achieve self-actualization‚ and has developed himself holistically. What Nietzsche meant by achieving self-actualization was to achieve one’s full potential through creativity‚ independence‚ spontaneity‚ and a grasp on the real world. I see an ideal person as someone who surrounds themselves with happiness and love even with no money or fame. Most people consider the ideal person beautiful and rich. But as
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A BACKGROUND STUDY OF KARL MARX A POSITION PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. WARREN JONES‚ JR. OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE PHILOSOPHY: 211 IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND HUMANITY ALYSIA JOHNSON 03/02/2015 Karl Marx was born in in a Jewish family in 1818. His family ended up switching their religion due to laws banning Jews from high society. Karl’s father became a Christian after turning 35. Karl along with
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Introduction: Frederick Engels wrote The Origin of the Family‚ Private Property and the State with the purpose of providing a materialist analysis of how the family as we know it came to be with the rise of class society--and with it‚ the oppression of women. While Origin of the Family was written after Karl Marx ’s death in 1883‚ it was largely based on notes that Engels and Marx made on the research of anthropologist Lewis Henry Morgan‚ who had published Ancient Society in 1877‚ making him one
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The idea of human equality has been defined in several ways throughout history. The concept of equality which most Americans relate to is based upon the idea of divine‚ God-granted natural rights. In a context relating to government‚ this would be a system of fair treatment and equal opportunity‚ which rewards all citizens equally‚ regardless of their contributions. This system is also known as Egalitarianism. Egalitarianism requires a powerful central government which closely resembles current-day
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Nietzsche repeatedly refers to Buddhism as a decadent and nihilistic religion. It seems to be a textbook case of just what Nietzsche is out to remedy in human thinking. It devalues the world as illusory and merely apparent‚ instead looking to an underlying reality for value and meaning. Its stated goals seem to be negative and escapist‚ Nietzsche sometimes seems to praise certain aspects of Buddhist teaching—and some of his own core ideas bear a resemblance to Buddhist doctrine. What exactly is Nietzsche’s
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Hercules Through the Eyes of Nietzsche What is Art? This has been the question of many generations‚ and because Art is ever changing‚ and perceived in many ways‚ it will inevitably be a question in the back of our minds for years to come. Frederick Nietzsche may very well be the face of who really knows what art is‚ and boy did he know his stuff. Nietzsche expounds upon what the Greeks were just surfacing upon decades ago; The Greek Tragedy. What is so significant about tragedy you may ask; well
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