Ressentiment

During the late 19th century, Friedrich Nietzsche examined the history of morals in his Genealogy of Morals. In his work, Nietzsche reveals the origin of morality, and he goes further to tear down the basis of Christianity and Kant’s Moral Law to show that there is a plurality of conflicting morals in society. Max Weber, who was a philosopher greatly influenced by Nietzsche, writes further on the plurality declaring that there is a polytheism that is the result of many conflicting values. Weber concludes

Exegesis and Critique of Nietzsche’s Conception of Guilt In The Second Essay of On the Genealogy of Morality In the Second Essay of On the Genealogy of Morals (titled ““Guilt,” “Bad Conscience,” and the Like”), Nietzsche formulates an interesting conception of the origin and function of guilt feelings and “bad conscience.” Nietzsche’s discussion of this topic is rather sophisticated and includes sub-arguments for the ancient equivalence of the concepts of debt and guilt and the existence of an

In the past one hundred years, multiple events have led to people questioning the basis of human nature. The World Wars, 9/11, the Atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and the Vietnam War are all just a few instances that challenged the perception of the extent to which humans have the capacity to maliciously and savagely harm one another. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies serves as a perfect fictional example of such questioning. Set on an island during World War II, a group of British schoolchildren

In 1887, philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had written a collection of essays entitled The Genealogy of Morals. Nietzsche ideas was an inscribed assessment based upon ethical principles. Nietzsche analyzes the connections and significance of the contrasting moral concepts in a distinctive section where he elaborates on the “good and the bad” as well as the “good and evil”, by expressing his thoughts on slave morality that was created by the Jews. In the beginning, Nietzsche states that the priest is

Babette’s Feast While feasts are often thought of as a type of fulfillment and associated with celebrations, the feast in the movie Babette’s Feast is presented as a refreshment, a reminder of the true definition of reunion. Babette, who witnesses the fracturing of this Church community, is portrayed as a Christ figure when she rescues the community’s falling spirit through her feast. Although the movie begins with the community demonstrating their unity, and their devotedness to their faith through

Nicole Rosenthal Nietzsche-Rewrite 12/12/15 When reading Nietzsche, we can pick up from him that he was very educated and often picked apart philosophers opinions. Although he had a very poor outlook on his culture and everyday society, he had very strong opinions when it came to humans and their actions. He made strong assumptions whether people agreed with him or not. One of Nietzsche’s main goal during the Geology of Morals, is to show the difference between slave and master

Nietzsche says that humans are inextricably linked to their will. In their relations to others, people desire power because it secures them with comfort and safety, which allows them to feel control over their environment. Over time, the development of societal groups, and distinctions between classes emerged. Once the noble class was significantly superior, the other classes were left feeling weak and powerless. In order to rise above the physically triumphant aristocratic-nobles, the priestly caste

It should be noted that Nietzsche did not directly address the issue of the limitations of power. Similarly, he did not give a direct estimate of power in terms of “good” or “bad”. He was more inclined to consider these phenomena from beyond good and evil. Nevertheless, the book implicitly contains answers to these questions, although their analysis will require some interpretation of the author’s ideas. One can argue that the way Nietzsche described the features of confrontation between the “master

The Genealogy of Morals is a polemic view of morality written by the idiosyncratic German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. The first book develops on 3 fundamental concepts. The concept of the Slave Morality, Ressitement, and the Aristocratic Morality. In the First book Nietzsche attempts to show the distinction of Good vs. Evil through genealogy. A genealogy could be comparable to an intricate etymology. A genealogy would be a historical approach to any philosophical question by first determining

Friedrich Nietzsche’s view of master and slave morality lies in the differentiation of two periods of time in western civilization. Before the fall of the Western Roman Empire, master ideals such as passion, pride, competition and the concept of accepting ones fate were accepted and considered positive traits. After the fall; Judeo/Christian thought replaced master ideals with what Nietzsche calls, slave ideals such as equality, humility, conformity and the hating/rejection of one’s place in life