On the Genealogy of Morality

In Section 15 of the First Essay of the Genealogy of Morality, Thomas Aquinas talks a fair bit about Christianity. Nietzsche expresses his thoughts about it, and shares his opinions on Christianity. He talks about what he believes the true motivation behind the Christian belief is, and why people choose to believe in Christianity. I do not agree with what Nietzsche believes and interprets. I do not believe his thinking is true and accurate ... we first explore the concept of Christianity. This is inconsistent with the Christian belief because we as Christians think that God is the only all po...

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In On the Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche introduces two types of morality: "master morality " and "slave morality. " Master morality, as the term itself indicates, is the morality of the masters, nobles, and warriors who view themselves and their actions as "good. " Hence, such attributes or qualities as strength, wealth, and power are considered good. These masters perceive the "pathos of distance, " a feeling superior to those who are poor, weak, or impotent. And, the masters address such undesirable qualities as ... "bad. " Those opposite to the ... ...

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... people are unhappy due to the establishment of society which creates restraints on their instinctive impulses. On the other hand, Friedrich Nietzsche, in his book, "On the Genealogy of Morality," says that there is hope for happiness in the future. Freud believes that people are necessarily unhappy due to man's desire for security, man's ambivalence between Eros (love) and instinct of death, and the cultural super-ego's increasing demands on mankind. However, Nietzsche would ... propose that the man's future is full of ... ...

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... a concept developed by society. His "thesis, particularly that of slave morality, is one of the operation of desire, and of history. " He argues, "Morality challenges the belief in age which adds up to the challenge in the belief that excellence can emerge from democracy. " Thus, for Nietzsche, "democracy is a regression to progress. " On the other hand, for Freud morality is a natural process existing in the individual before he joins society, and in human relations ... sees the past as an explanation for the continuing development of morality, whereas Freud sees the past as a direct c...

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... structure as is, thus leading to a revolutionary change (Marx, 213). For Marx, human history is driven by the forces of continuous class struggles that will eventually lead to a historic revolution in which a new ruling class will arise. In contrast, Nietzsche's On Genealogy of Morality argues that history has no underlying value and is ultimately meaningless when attempting to steer contemporary times. However, he does believe that ... history can be employed to modernity when adopting only the "strengths of the past" as opposed to historic weaknesses (Nietzsche, 34). The author develo...

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... word with no English equivalent. It basically means Light-hearted, unfeeling of destructive thought, and the ultimate in uncaring joy. On the Genealogy of Morals Another great field of philosophy that is pursued by Nietzsche is morality and ethics. He examines most thoroughly values of morality by comparison to that of "Master- and "Slave- morality. He compares the two by first scrutinizing the meaning and origin of "Good [gut],"" "Bad [schlecht],"" and "Evil [bÖse ... and evil came when the insurrection of the slaves came to change the morality; the attributes of the masters became vi...

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... at himself" (Genealogy of Morals 99.) Nietzsche seizes upon the example of Richard Wagner, asking why Wagner embraced chastity in his old age, and why he wrote Parsifal. After a brief discussion of Wagner, Nietzsche concludes that we can learn little about the meaning of ascetic ideals from artists, because they always lean on the authority of some prior philosophy, morality, or religion. Nietzsche asks the question of what is the meaning of ascetic ideals to ... artists, and he responds, "nothing whatever! Or so many things it amounts to nothing whatever" (Genealogy of Morals 102.) Nie...

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... Genealogy of Morality, Nietzsche argues that there is a distinction between the morality of the nobles and the slaves who are powerless, low-minded, and common compared to the nobles. Nietzsche states that the noble, powerful, higher-ranking, and high-minded felt and ranked themselves and their doings as good (Nietzsche p.10). This suggests that nobles are cheerful, simple and clean. They don't care about the opinions of ... it within herself to utter "no cause, no cause." She easily forgets what her father did to her, and moves on. The action she has towards her father fits properly in N...

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... attempt, but do not follow through in understanding the ideas and views from his book Genealogy of Morals, do not create the opportunity to appreciate the interesting concepts expressed. In reading and studying the different theories of which he speaks, a better understanding may be had of the origin and the value of morality Nietzsche had been questioning, since the age of thirteen. In Nietzsche's search for the origin of morality, he realizes that it is not an ... happiness. These masters, also known as noble men, are very simple and live in the present. They do not allow accidents, m...

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