Civics: Nietzche

What does Nietzsche say humanity requires

slavery and aristocracy

What is aristocracy

elite make decisions

What is pathos of distance

Feeling different in rank

How was society formed?

Elite looking down on subordinates and subordinates obeying

What kind of men have master morality

Ignore Social contract (psychical power)

What is “more complete men… more complete beasts”

The noble class is barbaric because they conquer lower peoples

How is a corrupt aristocracy formed

aristocracy ignores its privileges

What is a healthy aristocracy

Accepts and recognizes that oppression has to occur

What is the function of nobility/aristocracy

The higher class should be brought out and the lower class should be oppressed

Is society for it’s own sake?

No

What is the purpose of society?

To elevate a select class to their duties

What is the denial to the will of life

Making a general principal across all classes to not exploit or harm one another

What is life?

exploitation, suppression, and conquest of the weak

Will to Power

continual effort to overcome and gain ascendancy

Is Will to Power intrinsic to all humans

yes

What does denying will to power do

Denies one exploitation (W.T.P) and therefore organic function

Is exploitation primitive or immoral?

No

Will to Power =

Will to Life

Where did master morality originate

royal caste, people who aren’t ruled

What is “good” and “bad” to those with master morality

“noble” and “despicable”

How does noble man feel about suppressed people

They separate themselves and despise them

How are the “despicable” characterized

cowardly, timid, insignificant, liars, common people

What do the noble caste consider common people

distrustful

Master morality and value systems

Determine their own values and do not need to be approved of by others

Why do those with master morality help the piteous

Over-flow of power; do not pity them

Are those with master morality apathetic or empathetic

apathetic

What values do those with master morality prioritize

tradition

What philosophical perspective does Nietzche attribute to those with slave morality

utilitarian

What qualities are revered in slave morality

kindness, helpfulness, humility, friendliness

“Good” and “evil”

created by those with slave morality

What do those with slave morality see as evil

people who arouse fear and have power

To those with slave morality, “good”=

stupid

What longing is desired for those with slave morality

longing for freedom

What do nobles already have in comparison to the oppressed?

happiness and enthusiasm

Why is vanity difficult for nobles to understand

They have self-respect and see vanity as depreciating and unreasonable

Are those with master morality vain?

No; they can be self-conceited or confident but not vain

Why are the suppressed vain

they cannot assign themselves value so they must rely on others

What are the suppressed always waiting for?

self depreciating or appreciating opinions

What is democracy according to Nietzche

blending the blood of those with slave and master morality

Does the slave instinctively seek out the opinions of others?

yes

Can one have both master and slave morality?

Yes

Summary of “Origin of Aristocracy”

the barbaric noble man created aristocracy by suppressing and exploiting lower people

Summary of “Higher Class of Being”

a corrupt aristocracy is one that denies its privilege, while a healthy aristocracy recognizes that people need to be exploited and the noble class needs to be brought higher

Summary of “Life Denial”

Will to Power is the continual effort to overcome and gain ascendancy, an intrinsic force in humans. This is the Will to Life. By denying someone the power to exploit, you are denying W.T.P and therefore W.T.L

Summary of “Master Morality”

Those with master morality are individualistic, apathetic, and distrustful of lower people

Summary of “Slave Morality”

Those with slave morality are utilitarian and see nobles as evil

Summary of “Creation of Values”

Those with master morality cannot understand vanity because they are individualistic; the suppressed base all of their self-perceptions on the opinions of others

According to Nietzche, what’s the purpose of heirarchies?

to advance humankind

Which morality is materialistic?

master morality; they base their worth off of how much stuff they have