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Date: 12/4/2001 6:35:00 AM
From Authorid: 18887
i dont know sorry  |
Date: 12/4/2001 10:20:00 PM
From Authorid: 46068
Well OK, this is a quote from Pojman Philosophy The Quest for Truth 4th edition copyright 1999 pg.453 continued through pg 459... Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) was a German existentialist who has played a major role in contemorary intellectual development. Descended through both of his parents from Christian ministers, Nietzsche was brought up in a pious German Lutheran home and was know as "the little Jesus" by his schoolmates. He studid theology at the University of Bonn and philogy at Leipzig, becoming an atheist in the process. At the age of twenty-four he was appointed professor of classical philogy at the University of Basel in Switzerland, where he taught for ten years until forced by ill health to retire. Eventually he became mentally ill. He died on August 25, 1900. Neitzsch believes that the fundamental creative force that motivates all creation is the will to power. We all seek to affirm ourselves, to flourish and dominate. Since we are essentially unequal in ability, it follows that the fittest will survive and be victorious in the contest with the weaker and the baser. There is great aesthetic beauty in the noble spirit coming to fruition, but this process is hampered by Judeo-Christian morality, which Nietzsche labels "slave morality, which is the invention of jealous priests, envious and resentful of the power of the noble, prescribes that we give up the will to power and excellence and become meek and mild, and that we believe the lie of all humans having equal worth. Nietzsche also refers to this as the ethics of resentment. Nietzsche's ideas of inegalitarian ethics are vased on his notion of the death of God. God plays no vital role in our culture except as a protector of the slave morality, including the idea of equal worth of all persons. If we recognize that there is no rational basis for believing in God, we will see that the whole edifice of slave morality must crumble and with it the notion of equal worth. In its place will arise the morality of the noble person based on the virtues of the high courage, discipline, and intelligence, in the pursuit of self-affirmation and excellence.... You can also look for his works ( Beyond Good and Evil, The Genealogy of Morals, and The Twilight of the Idols) This is the first time I've heard of Nietzsche, sounds like he has some "interesting" viewpoints Im going to have to look into him myself now, If its not to much trouble I would really like to read your paper when you finish it. if you want you can just send it as an attachment to [email protected] if you need more info let me know, take care and good luck with the paper hope this helps, Eagleeye  |
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Date: 12/5/2001 3:19:00 AM
From Authorid: 28944
alright... i have a few good links for you, but the best way to learn about nietzsche is to read the source material for yourself... http://www.geocities.com/thenietzschechannel/ -- here you'll find the complete texts of his work in full... some notes on my favourite of his texts, the gay science - http://www.drury.edu/ess/postmodernism/Nietzsche1.html http://www.gospelcom.net/ivpress/groothuis/nietzsch.html -- an interesting article talking about Nietzsche's role as the godfather of postmodernism hopefully, u can find some good stuff in there... good luck... -astral pixilator--  |
Date: 12/5/2001 10:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 19613
Cool, he died on my birthday  |
Date: 12/10/2001 7:05:00 PM
From Authorid: 33817
He was an athieist. A very wise one. A big influence on Betrand Russell. Probably somewhat responsible for the rash of athiesism that current reigns.  |
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