Psychology 451 Lecture 10Outline of Last LectureI. No class, snow dayOutline of Current Lecture I. NietzscheCurrent Lecture2/18/14- Nietzsche/Buber-existentialists- God is deado Nietzsche, 1883- Nietzsche is deado God, 1900- When God dies, you have to make the meaning in your lifeo This is challenging- Fredrick Neitzscheo Ph.D in philology Philology is the study of languageo Polemic writer-writes to provoke a reactiono Wrote in short paragraphs called Aphorismso “God is Dead”o Will to Power Power = vitalityo Live dangerously Science must benefit knowledge in some wayo Ubermensh-“superman philosophy” Overman- Next level of human being- Person who becomes pure in their actionso Apollonian vs. Dionysian thinking Apollonian thinking- Apollo-God of light- Logic, clear-headedness, analytical thinking- Controlled, precise Dionysian thinkingThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Dionysius-God of Wine- Chaotic thinking- Crazy can be goodo External return If we could live our lives over and over again, would we want to?o Love the character of Jesus, hated Christianityo He wrote that we should throw off our chains and live life how we want Doesn’t provide a framework by which to live Didn’t want to replace one authority with anothero More than one pathway to the trutho Live a life that you want Others will try to hold you backo Aphorisms 125: The madman Zarathustra 270: Become who you are- Who you are is shaped by what you do- The journey is the destination 279: amour fati 283: Prepatory human beings, live dangerously 290: Give style to your character 256: Experiment with your life- We’re not destined to be anything or be in love with anyoneo Thought Christianity made us
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