alleviating hunger or poverty. However‚ many psychologists and philosophers have argued that there is‚ in fact‚ no such thing as true altruism. In The Dawn‚ the 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche maintains that that which is erroneously called ‘pity’ is not selfless but variously self-motivated. Nietzsche is in effect agreeing with Aristotle who in the Rhetoric defines pity as a feeling of pain caused by a painful or destructive evil that befalls one who does not deserve it‚ and that might well
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Foucault and Nietzsche share similar genealogies regarding the relationship of body and power in “modern” humans. However‚ Foucault adapted Nietzsche’s concepts as stepping-stones for different genealogical theories. Largely in regard as to how moderns were made through the training and discipline of bodies. According to Foucault‚ the individual is a modern concept‚ that whose origin‚ or genealogy was constructed from institutions power. For Nietzsche‚ the individual is an effect of social relationships
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Abstract This paper will analyze the intense hold that borderlines enslavement that the bourgeoisie had on the individual. Any attempt that the individual made to surpass these limitations resulted in self-destruction. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had a theory known as “slave morality” where “the weaker folk‚ the majority…frame the laws for their own advantage” (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Anything that made the individual rise above others was considered immoral‚ by this thought
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Friedrich Nietzsche once said “To live is to suffer‚ to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” He is one of the most well known Nihilists to this day. Nihilism is defined as the total rejection of established laws. Nihilists believe there is no point to living except to die; we were put on the earth in order to suffer. Therefore‚ whatever we do in the world is meaningless because in the end‚ everything dies. There is an ongoing debate about whether Hamlet was a Nihilist or not. Although
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And Economy Pythagoras says that "There is a good principle‚ which has created order‚ light and man; and a bad principle‚ which has created chaos‚ darkness and woman." ("Quotations from Male Philosophers on woman: Plato‚ Pythagoras‚ Friedrich Nietzsche‚ Sigmund Freud Quotes"). This idea picturizes how women are considered by society as evil. Society does not want to educate this evil who may bring darkness and chaos‚ that is why women are not educated and just be housewives instead of having
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(which Nietzsche viewed as the fourth part’s "proper title in view of what already transpired and what follows" in the text as we find it abridged today). As an interlude‚ it bastardises the integrity of the previous three books if they are viewed as an artistic whole‚ and was only published in Nietzsche’s lifetime as a private run of 40 copies and only seven copies were circulated amongst Nietzsche’s close friends (and they were admonished to keep the fourth part’s existence secret). Nietzsche did
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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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“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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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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exist as servants or slaves to the interests of others. In the same way‚ others as well don’t exist as servants or slaves to a person’s own interests. Each person’s own life and happiness is his/her crucial end. Ayn Rand‚ Aristotle‚ and Frederick Nietzsche all had theories behind this‚ which was that Humans are innately selfish. Threw out society today all humans are selfish and it is proven by these philosophers that it is naturally developed and there is no cure to prevent it. Ayn Rand
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