Friedrich Nietzsche 1844 1900 Studied Philosophy and Philology o Philology is the study of ancient texts and in Nietzsche case a lot of religious texts Went insane in the last ten years of his life as a result of syphilis Most of what we have learned about philosophy so far has stated that Reason is the defining aspect of being a human being Reason then leads to Will Reason Will But according to Nietzsche Will Master Reason Servant Darwin Origin of Species Variation and Selection an organism is born with a genetic mutation then a change in the environment selects that trait Ex A finch is born with a longer beak trait and can get to the seeds that cannot be reached by the short beaked birds in the time of a drought Will to Power similar to Darwin s Survival of the fittest individuals who are superior exercise will to do what they want Ex a lion does not take pity on an antelope when it kills it as its meal Master Morality morality of the noble Noble rare helps the unlucky unsuccessful but does not practice it out of sympathy or pity What is good is what is good for me What is bad is what is bad for me has power over himself present time In ancient times physical power was comparable to what economic power is in our Slave Morality morality of the common the masses etc What is good is what is bad for me what is bad is what is good for me Philosophy in a sense created the slave Homeric Greeks had no quarrel with each other Then came Socrates and Plato Aristotle who say we must use reason Christianity Jesus Christ the meek will inherit the Earth the followers then become slaves to themselves practical sympathy and pity for all the failures and all the weak Disease of Conscience the herd slaves says it is wrong so you step back and take a look at yourself and begin to doubt your actions Supplement notes with Classics of Philosophy pages 1046 1050
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