In Nietzsche's philosophy he made no room for God, let alone religion itself. Nietzsche saw religion, especially Christianity, as a weakness. A Burden put on man to cloud the mind with thoughts of another world in order to justify their meager existence in this one. When used as a tool of education or cultivation, religion could be useful just as politics or economics (Cowan72). The problem arises when religions do not want to be used as a tool for education, "but insist on having their own sovereign way". They believe that they are not the means to any kind of end, but rather the end itself. Religion can be an intellectual journey, but it cannot be allowed to become the destination to which we are all struggling to arrive. (Cowan 74). This can only serve to downplay the role of man in the universe, a role that is already dangerously insignificant. In the eyes of Nietzsche Christianity has many sacrifices, these sacrifices are made for someone or something that only exists in the man- written accounts of the Bible.
Nietzsche saw Christianity as an endless cycle of sacrifice. Not by any means sacrifice for the better good, nor for any kind of enlightenment, but rather sacrifice for the pure sake of sacrifice. What good could possibly come of this? I believe he would be quick to answer the question. With the exception of a somewhat Hobbesean premise of being "one more means for overcoming resistances, for the ability to rule" (Cowan 72) and giving "some of the ruled the instruction and opportunity to prepare themselves for future ruling and obeying" (Cowan 73), no good can come of this. Nietzsche makes his dislike for Christianity quite evident, and I believe rightly so, for it serves as a lifelong scapegoat for the man who knows worldly failure. This same man who may fail to hold on to employment in the temporal world, for it seems that economic prosperity is anti-Christian, or who can't "turn the other cheek" all his life because he fears confrontation, will be rewarded in "The Kingdom of God".
Nietzsche, however, took the opposite approach to this impossible task. Nietzsche gave no value to anything. ... Nietzsche basically told the whole world to screw off. ... Nietzsche's theory entails that human beings are basically and only egotistical. ... Nietzsche also has interesting ideas on the difference between good and evil. ...
As a philosopher, Nietzsche tried to change to world with his prose by discussing societal values and ascetics. ... Nietzsche's view of art is, at the same time, the most sublime and metaphysical. ... Although Nietzsche was strongly against the Christian moral sentiment and German nationalism, Nietzsche himself is just as guilty for he himself was a master of manipulation with his work Genealogy of Morals. ... Like a true artist, Nietzsche never let morals or some sort of doctrine dictate his art. ... Nietzsche and Bishop's art are highly elaborated and ornamental poetic pieces o...
Nietzsche claims that we live in an historical age that is " beyond good and evil." ... Nietzsche believes that no history can be defined and claims that there is no such thing as something that has no history. Through examining Nietzsche it becomes evident that searching for the definition of species is not only futile but also unnecessary. ... Unlike Hobbes Nietzsche believed that our value systems are culturally determined, they arise not from conventional folk wisdom. ... Humans described by Nietzsche are like human culture and have a history. ...
Assess Nietzsche's View Of Truth In the first section of Beyond Good and Evil (BGE) it is clear that Nietzsche's view on truth is that there is no such thing as "T"ruth. ... This is otherwise known as Nietzsche's Perspectivism. ... Nietzsche also argues that living without falseness is impossible. ... But it also leads to Nietzsche's view of immediate certainties. ... Also Nietzsche's account of truth is too complicated. ...
Nietzsche states that the noble, powerful, higher-ranking, and high-minded felt and ranked themselves and their doings as good (Nietzsche p.10). ... Another character that features Nietzsche's noble morality concept is King Lear. ... However, this also connects to the other point that Nietzsche mentioned about nobility being strong but "naive" (Nietzsche p.20). ... Their resentment and hatred fit properly with Nietzsche's slave morality concept. ... They wait and act after they got all the power from Lear which again implies Nietzsches idea. ...
When the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is mentioned, many people react in a confused and frustrated manner. Nietzsche's work is controversial, easily misunderstood, and misinterpreted. ... Nietzsche associates "bad- with conscience, with the emergence of guilt. ... Nietzsche would say he did not struggle, rather became the end in himself. ... The dying man may have justified it but Nietzsche would not, nor would I. ...
Friedrich Nietzsche said people lack "the Truth" (87) in his essay The Gay Science. ... When Nietzsche said "God is dead, God remains dead. ... Nietzsche said artist create as we should re-create ourselves. Nietzsche believed once people accept the death of god, nihilism would occur. ... There were consequences of Nietzsche's teachings. ...
It didn't stop Nietzsche, and it did not stop Chris Gardner. ... What Nietzsche is saying is that we need to take on what we face and come out on top. ... Let's now talk about how life isn't fair especially for Nietzsche, and Chris as well. ... Now let's play the pretend game and say that Nietzsche and Chris both had money. ... As Nietzsche states, that survival is not the main goal in life, but it is only dominance and power. ...
Can you identify any points of agreement between Nietzsche and Marx? ... In contrast, Nietzsche claims "the power of the past to enforce its claims on the future always forms a threat to the project modernism" which ultimately leads to generational unhappiness (Nietzsche, 34). ... Instead Nietzsche believes history is a threat to modern man's happiness. ... While Marx describes religion as a drug used to deceive and exploit the masses, Nietzsche considers religion to be a threat to modernity because of its value in seeking universal truth (Nietzsche, 50). ... According to Nietz...