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Nietzsche's Criticism Of Slave Morality

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According to the German philosopher, Nietzsche there are two types of morality that coexists. He states that there are master morality and slave morality. According to him slave morality values kindness, modesty, and compassion. As for master morality that values our pride, strength, and honor. He mentions that master morality is dependent of the good or bad consequences. But slave morality focuses more on the good or evil intentions of it.

First, Nietzsche describes master morality as being a morality for those who are determined and strong-minded. He makes criticism of the whole perspective of the good is merely just what is useful, resourceful, and helpful. As for the bad he mentions it’s everything that can cause harmful to you or anyone. He makes an argument of this certain perspective and advocates that we have simply just have neglected the origins of the values as well as just laid our focuses on what is demanded of and what is accepted of. He states whatever is deemed useful, resourceful, and helpful we see as being something good. Thus, the usefulness is seen as a good value. He goes to argue that the values as well as one’s that are not from actions come from the consequences within …show more content…

Not only that, but as well as other values that are valued in master morality such as one’s self-worthiness, being open-minded, bravery, honesty, and trust. According to him master morality will begin first with a noble man unplanned idea of what’s the good, then the idea of bad will end up being created on what it is that is not good. For the noble man he states that they will go through experiences that are self-controlled and will not need any approval of those values whatsoever. So those strong-minded men like to perceive all those values that helpful within themselves. Which means they do value the good as their long-term goal is to be able to reach self-actualization through the means of will to

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