Collin Laguzza Pl215 Ethics Paper C 12/10/15 Friedrich Nietzsche explores the importance and true value of morality in his work On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche fails to provide a concrete definition of morality however‚ he instills values and their relations to modern humanity. It has been clear that people do not doubt that good is highest in value compared to evil. Nietzsche questions if the opposite were true. He proposes that what we call good may actually be detrimental to our livelihood
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Mill and Nietzsche have different ideas on how people act towards their actions. Mill focuses on the end purpose of human behaviors to create happiness for a group of people rather than an individual happiness. He defines Utilitarianism as human’s actions that lead to happiness. Human’s desires either give pleasure or prevent pain to create happiness (Arthur & Scalet‚ 2009‚ p. 66). For Mill‚ the consequences of an action matter. As discussed in class‚ we could measure the quantity and quality of
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Freud hoped to lesson human unhappiness by diminishing civilization’s imposition of guilt upon us. Freud argued that people were unhealthily because they suppressed their sexual instincts. Civilization and Its Discontents explains why Freud believes we should catering to our impulses and desires in spite of societal laws. Although Freud believes surrendering to our inclinations will help us live happier and healthier lives; society has not found a way to escape the consequence of guilt‚ therefore
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state‚ but always striving for something more. Humans strive toward becoming subjective. For Kierkegaard‚ life is a transformation from essential to existential. Nietzsche sees man similar to this‚ He calls man a “bridge" rather than an “end". The important part of a man is his potential. Man is striving‚ but for something different. Nietzsche says that for man Ubermensch‚ the ideal man or Superman‚ is the goal. It’s a representation of man at a constant battle to overcome itself. The Superman must
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Sigmund Freud explored many new concepts in the human mind during his lifetime. He was the scholar who discovered an immense new realm of the mind‚ the unconscious. He was the philosopher who identified childhood experience‚ not racial destiny or family fate‚ as the vessel of character‚ and he is the therapist who invented a specific form of treatment for mentally ill people‚ psychoanalysis. This advanced the revolutionary notion that actual diagnosable diseases can be cured by a technology that
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Aristotle and Plato. As history proceeds‚ more and more ideas are created about various important topics. Even modern thinkers have made a vast impact on today’s society. One of the most influential philosophers in the past 200 years was Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche lived during the 1800s. Some of his more well known works include The Gay Science and On the Genealogy of Morals. His ideas that were presented in these works on morality and religion impacted the world in a massive way. Another modern figure
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Darwin and Malthus - Comparison and Contrast Much of our current understanding about the existence of the large variety of living things around the world is based upon Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking novel‚ On the Origin of Species. However‚ matching Darwin’s theory of natural selection and evolution is how Darwin himself was able to utilize information from a previous source in order to formulate his idea. Like most great works‚ a prior influence is always present. In Darwin’s case‚ it was
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LIFE OF SIGMUND FREUD The Life of Sigmund Freud Psychology 111 Abstract Sigmund Freud is one the most popular theorists in psychology. Throughout his career he focuses and discusses the most important subjects and theories in the field of psychology. Looking at his life and the effects of his relationships with his parents and children‚ his aspirations to do research on human behavior‚ it is obvious that he has a vast collection of experiences to form his ideas. From his theory
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not we realize it. Although much of his work has either been refuted or revised‚ his ideas have influenced an enormous spectrum of psychology and how we view life through our own thoughts. While his influence is irrefutable‚ the opinions concerning Freud and his writings vary greatly throughout the world. Individuals may distinguish the great genius in his groundbreaking theories of psychoanalysis‚ or they may reject his writings arguing that he had pushed the envelope too far. Either way‚ it is safe
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was perpetually being formed and that the natural forces now changing the shape of the earth’s surface have been operating the same way in the past. His paper was presented before the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1788. His theory helped Darwin greatly because Darwin began observing rocks and fossils. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Lamarck believed that microscopic organisms appear randomly from lifeless materials and then evolve into more complex forms through a constant striving of perfection
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