especially in the face of a monster like the Joker. Batman does not give up this rule at any cost‚ and gains the respect of the Joker. According to German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche‚ men are whimsical with their values‚ ready to drop them in the face of danger and death‚ much like the Joker says. However‚ according to Nietzsche‚ the way to grow above this nature‚ to become an übermensch (a superhuman‚ of sorts) is to pick your values and stick to them no matter the cost. This very stubbornness
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Nietzsche’s theory of “will to power” and “the innocence of becoming”. Does the hypothesis of the will to power successfully “debunk” traditional religion‚ morality‚ and philosophical claims to provide the “disinterested” or “objective” truth? Nietzsche introduced an idea of philosophy that was more than simply a rational groundwork of existence or as the pursuit of an absolute truth. Instead‚ he suggested that philosophy is something to be respected as a personal interpretation of life and all
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Do not be angry with me for speaking the truth; no man will survive who genuinely opposes you or any other crowd and prevents the occurrence of many unjust and illegal happenings in the city. A man who really fights for justice must lead a private‚ not a public‚ life if he is to survive for even a short time. (Apology 31e-32a) These are the words of Socrates‚ who spoke before the Athenian jury in the trial that would‚ ultimately‚ condemn him to his death. Through works such as the Apology and The
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Nietzsche witnessed the decay of institutional Christianity‚ claiming that “churches are tombs of God” and “we are all God’s murderers”‚ as more people turned to atheism and had a disbelief in God in general. He accepted Kant’s critique of pure reason but rejected his one argument for God and freedom of the will as postulates of practical reason. Nietzsche refers to Charles Darwin‚ who developed the theory of evolution of a species
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upper class girl Ruth and thereafter kept toiling himself in learning and writing and eventually got acclamation but meanwhile lost his hope in life and drowned himself in the sea. Jack London has read many philosophers’ works‚ among which Friedrich Nietzsche exerted a great influence upon him. Hence his Nietzschean character Martin Eden. A superman himself‚ Martin has a strong will to power‚ to transcend his laboring class‚ to win Ruth’s love for beauty’s sake‚ to show his contempt for the hypocrisy
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According ethical conventionalism‚ what is moral correct is based on the values of that society. What is right is what the group approved of‚ and what is wrong is what the group condemns. It was defended by anthropologists; their defense was centered around four arguments. The arguments were sheer-diversity‚ group survival‚ group-authority and tolerance. Ruth Benedict was the primary proponent of ethical conventionalism. He said that we recognize that morality differs in every society‚ and is a convenient
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abstract expressionism (Wechsler‚ p. 71). Rothko’s style of art‚ as a pioneer‚ was referred to as color field painting‚ which immensely utilized the expressive capabilities of color. It was considerably influenced by the philosophical works of Feud‚ Nietzsche‚ and Carl Jung to bring out the characteristics of the type of works he is most appreciated for. Mark Rothko and Color Field Painting Mark Rothko rose just after the Second World War as an artist amongst few who were trying to adopt a type
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McMurphy is first admitted to the hospital‚ his confident‚ stubborn attitude poses a threat to the Nurse. This threat only motivates her more‚ showing her representation of Friedrich Nietzsche’s theory‚ the will to power. Nietzsche believes that everything and everyone is driven by power and that anything else is sick and decadent. Nietzsche says that “The world is the will to power-and nothing besides! And you yourselves are also this will to power- and nothing besides!” During a therapeutic meeting in
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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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to shock and degrade their victims. They have fun making others suffer. This is the logic that is upheld by Friedrich Nietzsche in his approval of Prosper Merimee’s statement "Know that nothing is more common than to do harm for the pleasure of doing it." Though he does believe that most men try to deny this by never outwardly expressing any violent tendencies. I think that Nietzsche also sums up my feelings towards Alex in the "Innocence of So-called Evil Actions" section. He says "All actions
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