subjectivism. Society at the time is quite preoccupied with the bourgeois lifestyle and seems to neglect reality. Stories like "The Necklace"‚ "Barn Burning"‚ and "Paul’s Case" exemplify a Nietzschean rebellion against the constraints of social standards. Nietzsche wrote that "we [are] like shop windows in which we are continually arranging‚ concealing or illuminating the supposed qualities other ascribe to us - in order to deceive ourselves" (Curry). By this is meant that people in society portray a variety
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teaching human beings values‚ he believed ‘to communicate with and understand other people‚ we have to share experiences with them.’ (…) Experiments educate individuals‚ we all can agree on this. But this does not make everyone’s education the same. ’Nietzsche argues that each person has a fixed psycho-physical constitution‚ and that their values‚ their beliefs‚ and so their lives are an expression of this. A person’s constitution circumscribes what they can do and
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The Fourteenth century in Europe was characterized by an abundance of different occurrences– The Black Death‚ the Hundred Years’ War‚ technological advancement‚ changes in government all over– and among them included the recession of the papacy. In the previous century‚ the papacy still held considerable influence over the lives of those living in Europe‚ considerable enough to actually launch the Crusades‚ the holy series of campaigns for Christendom‚ where people saw genocide as an acceptable action
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In Friedrich Nietzsche’s “The birth of Tragedy” he claims that “Every artist must appear as an ‘imitator’‚ either as the Apollonian dream artist or the Dionysian ecstatic artist‚ or finally as a dream and ecstatic artist in one.” According to Nietzsche Greek art was very superficial before Dionysus. In this original art the observer was not truly united with the art‚ unable to immerse himself. Apollo was present to protect man from suffering and provided them with a certain level comfort. Dionysus
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lenses of a class struggle‚ a struggle between bourgeoisie and the proletariat. Preached changed was only possible through revolution which would establish a new social order. His ideas had a significant impact on Europe and the rest of the world. Nietzsche was a German philosopher who questioned the emphasis on reason. “God is dead‚” challenged received wisdom of Christianity. Believed people could only find meaning and purpose through the exertion of the human spirit. Nazi’s used some of his ideas
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On the Origin of Evil Where does evil come from? This is a question that I find most interesting. In our modern day civilization educated by liberal institutions everybody speaks as if they are certain of what evil is. So what is it? At first glance the thing that sticks out to me when I hear this question is: Asking where evil comes from is like asking where hunger comes from. Where does the desire for procreation‚ for sexual reproduction come from? Is a lion evil? I am sure it could be viewed
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though Jekyll seems to have everything going for him in life‚ he has the darkness of Hyde inside of him. Luckily for him‚ whenever he wants to let that darkness out‚ physically he gets to transform into a completely different person. Friedrich Nietzsche discusses the exploitation of man in his work‚
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The Virtual Dialectic: Rethinking The Matrix and its Significance David J. Gunkel Northern Illinois University Rather than designating the choice between good and evil‚ my Either/Or designates the choice by which one chooses good and evil or rules them out.1 The debates and decisions surrounding virtual reality‚ cyberspace‚ and other forms of computer-mediated communication have been‚ like so much philosophical reasoning within the Western tradition‚ organized around antinomies. One of the
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“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” – Friedrich Nietzsche Pain and suffering are constant throughout life; misfortunes that we just have to learn to deal with. Situations when we have to keep our heads held high‚ stay confident and never give up. It is in these tough times that we must look at the bright side‚ focus on what we can gain out of the challenging position in which we find ourselves in. We have to stop in a world that never pauses. We have to freeze in an ever flowing waterfall
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Cartesian Skepticism to Existentialism The nature of our reality and existence has been a topic of debate since at least the ancient Greeks. Do we exist? Why do we exist? Does it even matter? These are questions I will attempt to address thoroughly. Answers may not be comfortable or satisfactory‚ but it’s better to rip that band-aid off now than continue blindly in the dark. Rationalism and Empiricism have both attempted to prove existence‚ but at their most extremes they fall apart. Using
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