Nietzsche On The Distinction Between Slave Morality And Good

Nietzsche brings us to an incredible journey discussing distinction between the notion of “good” and “bad” while referring to what he calls master/slave morality. Though, his meaning of good and bad is not necessarily ours, because he is really talking about on the one hand nobility,the higher power mind and the common on the other hand. The idea of master nobility highlights the hierarchy in people and the noble think of themselves highly compared to the common person. On the contrary, slave morality is the opposite of noble morality, where there is rejection of hierarchy and morality is viewed as being equally applied to all regardless of class. People who are weak in will exhibit herd/ slave mentality that rejects life–affirming behaviors while denying basic instincts (Nietzsche 114).

Questions surrounding the role of Christianity morality in the society showed that people no longer attached meaning to this form of morality. Christian morality had become less prominent as the people had” killed God” and rejected him in the process by abandoning Christian ideals. The idea forms the basis is for questioning rationality and how people apply theories. Additionally, by rejecting Christian morality, Nietzsche seems to support nihilism with the view that laws of morality are abstract as mankind no longer drew inspiration from God (114). This extends to the belief that there was no longer guarantee that God’s existence offered security to Europeans as the Western culture had abandoned the religious culture. Hence, the death of God provides an opportunity to move away from illusions and rely on freedom to develop new values