Ressentiment

life on their own. Power structures and discourses such as master-slave morality, Victorian era discourse of Good versus Evil (as opposed to the Greek discourse of Good versus Bad), and Christian belief in sin resulted in what Nietzsche called ressentiment. This idea of a tension between Greek ideas of Good and Bad versus the Victorian/Christian ideas of Good and Evil were essential to Nietzsche’s thought. In short, through a long historical power game, the “slave-revolt in morality” poisoned and

In modern day psychology1 there are four types of parenting styles: authoritative, neglectful, permissive, and authoritarian. Each type holds different characteristics and brings forth different reaction unto children. While not every type of parenting style will bring identical results since the relationship of a parent and child is unique to each family, studies on these relationships reveal patterns in the development of the adolescent mortality in relation to parenting styles. In this essay,

eGrant Johnson Per 4 Final Draft0- The Allegory of Life William Golding’s Lord of the Flies repeatedly contrasts with the morality-driven views of the controversial philosopher Frederick Nietzsche. Golding’s allegorical novel tells the story of a group of young boys who remain stranded on an island and left to their own instincts. Golding and Nietzsche would argue the issues the boys face are based on the morality and nature of man. Ralph, the protagonist, is delegated power by the other boys

In Of the Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche sought to provide context for what he saw as the central value system of the society in which he lived: slave-morality. Nietzsche saw morality as reflective of the conditions in which its proponents were brought up. He saw the roots of slave morality in oppression and slavery, and posits that it grew as a reaction to the morality of the masters of the time. What follows is a simplified account of Nietzsche’s master-slave dichotomy, and what he saw as the

To what extent does Powell’s speech reflect British social attitudes towards immigration during the 1960’s? Enoch Powell stated “...They found themselves in their own country and the neighborhood changed beyond recognition…”. He encouraged fear by suggesting that commonwealth immigrants will increase to three and half millions in 15-20 years. He estimated that by the year 2000, up to 7 million would be of immigrant descent. The census in 2001 showed 4.6 million people living in the UK were from

Perspectivism and Truth in Nietzsche’s Philosophy: A Critical Look at the Apparent Contradiction “There are no truths,” states one. “Well, if so, then is your statement true?” asks another. This statement and following question go a long way in demonstrating the crucial problem that any investigator of Nietzsche’s conceptions of perspectivism and truth encounters. How can one who believes that one’s conception of truth depends on the perspective from which one writes (as Nietzsche

Critical Analysis of Huckleberry Finn In outlawing reading for motive, moral, and plot, the notice proleptically--if unsuccessfully--attempts to ward off what in fact has become an unquestioned assumption behind most interpretations of Huckleberry Finn, namely, the premise that the text affords a critique of its extraliterary context by inveighing against the inequities of racism. In Mark Twain: The Fate of Humor James M. Cox analyzes why such readings of the novel