Friedrich Nietzsche 18441900: Beyond Good and Evil

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Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) Beyond Good and
Evil

• Ethics itself is an expression of the impulse to
  create value, the will to life, the will to power
• The creation of value is good because it promotes
  advancement beyond the human, all too human. By
  contrast, the failure to create value, to
  overcome man, is bad because it fails to
  transvaluate values

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Master Morality

• The ethical impulse is perverted by those who
  think that the good is determined by God or is an
  intrinsic characteristic of actions instead of a
  value for which we take responsibility
• The good man arouses fear because, in acting
  passionately, he challenges others. The bad man
  is despicable because he does not make any
  difference in the creation of values

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Slave Morality

• The slave resents those who determine values and
  calls all who are morally creative evil good
  means what is equally beneficial to even those
  who are timid and insignificant
• Slave (herd) values pity, tolerance, modesty,
  sympathy, humility, respect for others, freedom,
  happinessanything that avoids the burden of real
  existence and having to take responsibility for
  creating value