Notes for Dec. 5th
Nietzche sayed "God is Dead" or faith of
is dead.
Science replaced God
Ex= Weather used to be god, now is
meterology
Believed everyone will eventually be
secular/athiest
and people will abandon Christian
morals
Will to power:
principle of biological life itself, to grow,
flourish,exploit, dominate
ones environment
It's living in natural state, killing and
eating animals
Predators.......Prey
Victomizers.....victoms
masters.........slaves
Masters morality:
great business men/CEO's,
military/political figures, great scientist
and artists
Nepolean, Richard Wagner, Best
example; the vikings
virtues: strength and vitality, courage,
self disapline, inteligence,
pride, calisness
masters act decisivley and are truthful,
are "they're own man"
Slaves morality:
Ave. Joe, Janitor, toll booth operator,
migrant farm worker
Best example: Jesus
Vices (slave virtues): weakness,
sickness, cowardice, controlled by
others, stupidity, humility,
pity/compassion
slaves are self decieved and pray for
good life
Why didn't God die as Nietzsche
pridicted?
America 90% or more acknowledge
existance of God
fundimentalists are growing in #
liberals are ones dieing out
(supernatural believers)
S. America, Africa, Mid east are VERY
religious
Other Nietzsche beliefs
Christians are race of dog-men
Obedient, dumb witted, followers
Christianity= religion of castration
He was soft-universalist
ultimate value= the will to power
masters create their own values within
the scope of the will to
power