Nietzsche

Will to Power

The fundamental drive behind all life and values—expressing strength and dominance.

Good and Bad vs. Good and Evil

Master morality values strength (good/bad); slave morality values weakness and resents the strong (good/evil).

Yay-Sayers

Affirm life, power, and suffering creatively and joyfully.

Nay-Sayers

Deny life and power, creating moral systems out of resentment and weakness.

Revaluation of Values (Inversion)

Slave morality reverses master values, redefining weakness as good and strength as evil.

Punishment as Cruelty

 Punishment began as exchange but evolved into moralized cruelty and guilt induction.

Perspectivism

Truth and morality are shaped by perspective and power—not absolute.

Discharge vs. Internalization

Masters express instincts outward; slaves repress them inwardly, leading to guilt.

Democratic Prejudices and Leveling Down

Democracy promotes mediocrity by suppressing greatness and individual excellence.

Ressentiment

Deep resentment that fuels slave morality’s moral inversion and hatred of the powerful.

“Man Who Justifies Man”

While the collective human experience can be bleak, it's possible to find moments or individuals who embody a certain level of perfection or triumph, thereby lending a certain justification to the existence of humanity

Anti-Nihilism

Nietzsche opposes nihilism by calling for new life-affirming values beyond traditional morality.