Nietzsche was not necessarily an Atheist, but his most famous quote from Thus Spake Zarathustra, "God is Dead,"" seems to many to be his notion that there is no God. However, the way in which he writes his philosophy is that every aphorism and epigram must be taken in context. There are many outrageous things that he has said, and been able to justify, in his writings; but taken a simple, single quote, and it would seem that he was merely an enraged madman. .
Most philosophers are within a "community- of philosophy, which offers them basic "immunity- from scholarly denunciations, insults, or reputability based on the fact that he went insane. Nietzsche, however, seemed to not have this immunity; maybe his death made him fair game? But as Walter Kaufmann put it, "But Max Weber is dead, too; yet he is still treated as a member of the guild. Clearly Nietzsche wrote too well and was too superior that removed him from the immunity of the our community."".
The most well-known of Nietzsche's views are that of religion. Nietzsche hates the idea of organized religion, and very frequently calls Christianity "The root of all evil- and "The destruction of our society."" His view that Christian morality allows for the weak to take power, very often over the power of the strong, and this is completely "Anti-Nature,"" as he calls it. Nietzsche also is known to appreciate the views of "eastern nihilism- of sorts, Buddhism. He teaches to "not praise thy benefactor [God]."".
Nietzsche has 4 main theses that are most prevalent throughout all of his work; these are perspectivism, the will to power, eternal recurrence, and the Übermensch.
Perspectivism deals with there being no knowledge that is perceived perfectly, in short there is no immaculate knowledge. It denies the existence of an all-inclusive perspective, which could contain all others, and hence make reality available as it is in itself (refer to the species of man in "Dark City-).
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...
In Nietzsche's philosophy he made no room for God, let alone religion itself. Nietzsche saw religion, especially Christianity, as a weakness. ... Nietzsche saw Christianity as an endless cycle of sacrifice. ... Nietzsche would tell you that it makes men sacrifice all that is essential to analytical thinking, and goes even beyond that. ... Nietzsche also spent sometime discussing sainthood. ...
