Beyond Good and Evil Flashcards
How do those with a noble mindset feel about those with a slavish mindset?
They despise them, because the noble are proud, and the slavish are what the noble is not
What is another way Nietzsche says we can say good and bad?
Noble and contemptible
What is good or bad for the noble man?
Good: what is pleasurable, eg power, courage, knowledge, bad is the opposite of this
Bad: judges value by what is harmful to himself (not over-selfless)
Do noble men do things for others?
Yes, due to an excess of power, but not out of pity
Why are certain actions praised? (a popular ethical question)
The noble man experiences itself as determining values
What kind of person is the slavish man?
Oppressed, unfree, suffering, violated
Why was there a slave revolution of morality?
Because they haven’t got everything they wanted , they form a pessimistic suspicion about the whole condition of men, accompanied by condemnation. The powerful would not feel like this, it is not compatible with their virtues.
What do slavish men think of the noble?
That they are not genuinely happy (so they create reverse morality eg abstinence)
What type of morality did Nietzsche say the slavish man has?
Morality of utility (since morals are crafted to ease the existence of their suffering, eg friendliness, humility)
Who inspires fear?
To slaves: the evil
To masters: the good
What do the noble see as good?
The passions (love), artful and enthusiatic reverence and devotion
What do the slavish see as good?
Men being good-natured, easily decieved, even slightly stupid
(this contrasts the evil, which are dangerous, the good cannot be dangerous)
Where do slavish and master morals exist?
-Across castes (the oppressed and the artistocrats)
-Within a single soul
-Within castes, different to necessary social order
What morality do the Christians have?
Slavish
Lacks pleasure and pride
Can’t take power on this earth, so create a morality that
Does nthe slavish minset have anything to do with right or wrong?
No, it is an obssession with the new ‘truth’ that bests suits them- gives them power
Similar to Kant or Spinoza
Imposes and incorporates ones own form into their moal structure
It is about overcoming the current state of man
What is the will to power?
The driving force of everything
Life itself (will to life as consequence, self-preservation, not the cardinal instinct)
A living thing seeks to discharge itself
Philosophers are motivated by this over
Perspectivism, no set truth
What is the atomistic need of philosophers?
To find one truth, one god, one drive
It is a structural language issue
The will is a collection of instincts and drives
What is Kaufmann’s criticism?
His treatment of women is overly poor
What is Deleuze’s criticism?
We need a multiplicty of values, not just dichotomy
What was Camus’?
The basis of all life should be seen as more compassionate than the will to power
What is a general concern about the will to power?
Encourages something choatic, authoritarian, if we strive to unleash the will to power, or fully accept the will to power
Levinas’?
We should have responsibility to others
What is a general criticism of master v slave morals?
There should be an objective moral standard, Scheler, Strauss
