Holden’s language reflects the bitter‚ angry‚ and cynical aspects of his personality. Holden’s constant use of profanity and obsession with certain words such as: no kidding‚ madman‚ and crazy reinforces that he is a person that is not mentally health yand justifies his feelings about the phoniness of the world. His use of profanity is very strong. He refers to Stradlater as a “dirty stupid sonuvabitch of a moron.” He also tells Maurice that he’s a “goddam dirty moron.” These outbursts are reflective
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topics and concepts‚ the most infamous being the ’idea of the eternal recurrence of the same’‚ that ’God is dead’ and man as species must aspire to become the ’Ubermensch’‚ otherwise known as the overman or superman. The overman‚ as described by Nietzsche‚ is the result of a singular endeavor towards knowledge and power--someone with the capabilities to take responsibility for each moment of his life. Man is something to be surpassed--the overman is the next level of evolution. In
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There are many differing views on the nature of justice. Some philosophers like John Locke and Frederich Nietzsche advocate the importance of individualism. However‚ John Stuart Mill strongly urges the vitality of concern for thy neighbor and the use of debate. Within each individual’s ideology I can see the positives. However‚ when it comes to the nature of justice I think the strong sense of personal goals in individualism and the allocation of debate in Mill’s ideals is what will bring the best
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A Discussion of Nietzsche’s Master and Slave Morality and Ascetic Ideal In his work‚ Nietzsche introduces the concepts of Master and Slave Morality and with them‚ the problem of the Ascetic Ideal. Master morality is‚ in short‚ a morality of strength‚ individualism‚ and nobility that weighs actions on their consequences. Slave morality‚ on the other hand‚ values humility‚ sympathy‚ and kindness. It values actions based on whether their intent was one of “good” or “evil.” He links Slave morality to
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timidity as “good‚” and termed the aggressive strength of the warriors “evil.” Nietzsche classified these values‚ which he named “slave morality‚” with the Judeo-Christian tenets that govern Western culture. He disparaged them as being manifestations of the anxiety and antipathy of the weak against the strong. By analyzing the etymology of three German words‚ gut (“good”)‚ schlecht (“bad”)‚ and böse (“evil”)‚ Nietzsche argued that the difference concerning good and bad was initially descriptive‚ i
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dramatic dithyramb presents itself before our eyes‚ as the common goal of both artistic drives‚ whose secret marriage partnership‚ after a long antecedent struggle‚ celebrated itself with such a child‚ simultaneously Antigone and Cassandra.” (Friedrich Nietzsche on the relationship between the Apollnian and Dionysian) How do both reason and imagination shape poetry? Reason and Imagination are two concepts that seem opposed to one another. Reason is the ability of humans to make sense of things‚ and
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Frederick Chereshansky xxx-xx-2454 Eng. II The Role of Satirical Broadcasts on Society It is safe to say that the phenomenon that is humor is uniquely human in nature. It is not only unique‚ but it lacks a real comparable in any species in the animal kingdom. We do not truly know how humor came to be‚ and the evolutionary significance of this strange but important aspect of our lives is unknown‚ but it’s importance in our lives is undeniable. At face value humor may seem as simply a means
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weak. In a society where there are many practical careers‚ such as accountants and scientists‚ it is difficult to reach back to the ancient Greek society to understand how the rational and the intuitive blended together in a flourishing society. Nietzsche‚ however‚ might show a way in which the rational could make an attempt at becoming more intuitive in today’s society. Hanne Darboven was a German artist who is primarily known for her systematic charts‚ sequences of numbers‚ and her long strands
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Nietzsche raised in his philosophy a number of basic concepts that contribute to deeper understanding of the spiritual essence of the person‚ and the changes taking place in society and in history. One of these concepts is resentment.For the first time this concept was introduced in the paper "The Genealogy of Morals."Study of resentment as a specific manifestation of the ethical-philosophical thought can clarify the causes of conflicts of interest on a personal and social level. Different ways
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1: Friedrich Nietzsche is a German Philosopher‚ who studied and written several critical texts. The type of texts he wrote were along the lines of philosophy‚ religion‚ contemporary culture‚ and science. Nietzsche is known for a lot of his work‚ but master-slave morality is highly valued. Master-slave morality was the first subject in Nietzsche’s book‚ On the Genealogy of Morality. In this book Nietzsche defines the difference between Slave morality and Master morality. When Nietzsche compares between
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