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Marx and Nietzsche, 2004.
This paper discusses the historical interpretations of Marx and Nietzsche.
1,330 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 73.95
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This paper explains that the historical interpretations of Marx and Nietzsche differ fundamentally in that Marx saw history as conforming to particular order and laws, while Nietzsche saw human history as a series of errors, accidents, oppositions, and general chaos. The author points out that Marx?s historical materialism saw humans as being the center of history with the ability to create themselves and their histories. The paper relates that Nietzsche believed that errors and accidents are inscribed on humans without choice by the individuals themselves.
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"According to Marx, humans have the ability to create history through production. Marx suggested three stages of history that exist simultaneously and continuously interact with each other in a sort of hierarchy. The first historical act was to produce materials to satisfy basic needs and to establish relation to the rest of nature, which was considered the basic condition of all history since it was necessary for survival. Once these needs were provided for, history moved to a second fundamental point in which new needs were created, and more materials needed to be created to satisfy these new needs. The third historical act was that humans produced not only their own lives, but produced new lives through reproduction. This family structure is the base of social relations from which social relationship starts."
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Marx and Nietzsche, 2002.
Examines the differences between Marx and Nietzsche regarding their views on what causes social divisions.
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Freidrich Nietzsche observed that the world has had two dominant self concepts and systems of morality - that of the slave who views the world in terms of good and evil, and that of the master who views the world in terms of good and bad. Marx perceived the world as being divided not by morality, but by social structures and economic differentiating points that are as arbitrary as the pattern of stars in the sky. It is the purpose of this paper to examine the differences between Marx and Nietzsche in terms of the polarization of society.
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Marx and Nietzsche, 2006.
This paper uses the author's experience as a sales clerk at a department store to illustrate the theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche.
1,470 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 80.95
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This paper explains that, from a Marxian perspective, the sales clerk position personifies issues surrounding control of the means of production such as the lack of incentive for the lowest level workers (the clerks) when contrasted with the benefits and bonuses available to those who controlled the means of production (the store owners). The author points out that Nietzsche would interpret the positions of the workers versus the owners as a moral "trickle-down" debate. The paper relates that similarities between the concepts of Marx and Nietzsche are their beliefs that men themselves formulate societal constructs and that these constructs are divided into classifications of master/slave (Nietzsche) or proletariat/bourgeoisie (Marx).
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"The proletarians of Marx must consent at some level to being ruled, and until they consciously and voluntarily "unite" and rise up against their oppressors, they continue to tacitly agree to being ruled. A parallel with this concept of agreeing to be ruled by the wealthier (or "master," to use Nietzsche's wording) is a realization of the power actually wielded by lower level workers when they choose to united against unfair treatment. Had the sales clerks formed a united front against the unfair pay scale for our labors and demanded a commission scale or similar compensation for our labor, management would have been hard pressed to replace twenty plus clerks overnight."
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On Freedom and Justice: A Brief Examination of Nietzsche?s Beyond Good & Evil and Marx?s the Communist Manifesto, 2002.
A short look at the two radical thinkers and how they transformed the way we see the world: Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche.
1,430 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 78.95
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This paper shows how both Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche espouse similarly uncompromising, yet completely different, criticism of their respective societies. Both Marx and Nietzsche champion radical thinking and call for extensive changes or a complete reformation of society. The writer examines both of these philosopher's views and compares them to each other.
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"Marx follows up on Rousseau?s emphasis on a society in which individuals have basic responsibilities towards each other, and thus society?s role is not only to protect individual freedoms. But Marx dramatically elevates the status these societal responsibilities, thereby completely dismantling individualism. Nietzsche particularly opposes such ideas as Marx?s insistence on equality and mutual responsibilities, and, it seems, is less hostile to Locke?s state of nature with its emphasis on individual freedom. Marx analyzes the social structure in a lucid and helpful manner, as he raises issues that that must be addressed; however both Marx and Nietzsche, for all their criticism of the existing social order, do not provide a credible ideology on which a better society can be established."
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Nietzsche?s Alternative, 2004.
Examines Friedrich Nietzsche's caste system within the context of Fredrick Appel's "Nietzsche Contra Democracy".
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 95.95
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Fredrick Appel is one of the few that carefully agrees with Nietzsche's alternative to democracy in his work, "Nietzsche Contra Democracy". This paper examines Nietzsche's proposal for a caste system. For Nietzsche, democracy creates an illusion were everyone thinks they are right and seldom seeks advice from their betters. In a well-ordered society, everyone has their place, and the lower-ordered human beings are honored to seek and follow the advice of their betters. In such a society, everyone is working together to reach a better ultimate goal, whatever that goal may be.
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"In a caste system, "the natural slave would flourish - in his own limited manner... in a properly ordered society the natural slave finds an intrinsic satisfaction in the fulfillment of his or her limited capacities" (Appel, 129). It is refreshing to think that even a man such as a slave could find a harmonious satisfaction with life, instead of forgetting his own significant virtues and attempting to strive for those he does not attain or need. This type of satisfaction that is born out of a caste system leads to everyone treating one another with respect. Jealousy and envy towards the Jones's is diminished, and a life trying to keep up with the Jones's is recognized as unsatisfying and, actually, never considered. In Nietzsche's words, "For the mediocre, it is happiness to be mediocre" (Appel, 129)."
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Nietzsche's Philosophy, 2005.
An understanding of some of the philosophical concepts introduced by philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 99.95
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German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche was highly influential in 20th Century philosophical thought. This paper examines some of Nietzsche's ideas, including the term 'nihilism' which he coined and his concepts of 'Superman' and 'Last Man'. The paper looks at Nietzsche's views on Socrates and how his ideas relate to those of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Karl Marx.
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"Another important factor for the victory of this "slave morality" was the fact that it was claimed to be the only true morality. Absoluteness is essential to philosophical as well as religious ethics. Undermining the absolute character of this type of morality was the insidious and most notable work of nihilism. Judeo-Christianity was dying because it could no longer mange to make people believe in the absoluteness of traditional morality. "God is dead" because people manifest an ever-growing optimism towards science and technology and the benefits they bring to everyday life."
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Nietzsche on Reason and Morality, 2007.
An examination of Friedrich Nietzsche's views on reason and morality.
1,755 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper takes a look at Friedrich Nietzsche's attempts to show the empty interior of the "idols", that is, the "truths" man has taken to heart so blindly. The paper focuses on Nietzsche's views regarding two such 'truths', reason and morality, and points out that it is not so much the falsity of these idols that Nietzsche wants brought to light but their life-denying qualities that have had such a tight grasp on our lives. The paper then asserts that Nietzsche's message for future generations was to not let reason and morality reign over mankind. The paper concludes that Nietzsche advocated that we question the 'truths' we hold so dear, those that seem to him to do little more than prevent us from living.
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"Reason is the first enemy in Nietzsche's battle against the denial of life. At first he sets out to show how reason has progressed (starting with Plato) into a current form that is such denial of life that it caused nihilism to spread across Europe. When Plato first began investigating the world he came to the conclusion that what we experience here on earth could not be the reality or nature of world as it really was in itself. The importance Plato placed upon such earthly objects and occurrences (instead of a sort of self existence) was a representative quality, in which they were mere glimpses, place-holders for reality, the 'forms' of such a world that existed beyond the heavens. Thus the world became homage to truth rather than truth itself; this event, for Nietzsche, was the 'sun beginning to set'."
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Friedrich Nietzsche's " Beyond Good and Evil", 2001.
An examination of Nietzsche's views on the "will," "free will," "unfree will," "physical body," "subservient body," and "cause and effect."
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This paper is based on Nietzsche?s views on he ?will,? ?free will,? ?unfree will,? ?physical body,? ?subservient body,? and ?cause and effect? as outlined in his book "Beyond Good & Evil". The author attempts to write the paper in the same style as Nietzsche and builds Nietzsche?s definitions of the terms mentioned above and relates them to each other. The paper covers a number of important Nietzsche concepts.
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Nietzsche and the Principle of the Anti-Zarathustra, 2002.
Examines Nietzsche's "Thus Spake Zarathustra", widely believed to be the most personal and auto-biographical of his works.
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Analyzes Nietzsche's autobiographical work "Thus Spake Zarathustra" by comparing it to Nietzsche's writings in the "Antichrist". Questions whether it is Zarathustra who is the main character in Nietzsche?s book, or whether it is Nietzsche himself who is the main character in the book. The paper concludes by suggesting that perhaps Nietzsche actually viewed himself as the AntiZarathustra.
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"The traditional Christian telling of the coming of the Antichrist, speaks of the way in which this ?Beast? takes possession of a willing human host. In short, demonic possession is at the root of the coming of the Antichrist. This is important to the matter at hand because of the way in which the idea of possession interacted with the writing of Thus Spake Zarathustra. Nietzsche, for all his professions of atheism, has a deeply religious nature that shows in all his works. This book in particular is deeply religious in nature, but religious sentiment shines through in his loyalty to Dionysus and his passion for the Antichrist. It is not traditional religion, for sure, but religion nonetheless."
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Nietzsche and Plato, 2008.
This paper examines the themes of reality and illusion as presented by Friedrich Nietzsche and Plato.
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This paper explores Nietzsche's essay "On Truth and Lying in a Non-Moral Sense" and Plato's books 'VII' and 'X' of "The Republic" where both philosophers explicity explore the man's problematic relationship with reality and consciousness. The author points out that Nietzsche and Plato both argue that man lives in some state of deception or illusion; however, their opinions regarding the true nature of truth and reality differ substantially. The paper relates that both Nietzsche and Plato recognize there is a medium in which human beings are deceived: For Plato, this medium is the ignorance of the visible realm; for Nietzsche, it is the language and concepts, which humans utilize.
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"To illustrate Plato's theory of truth and reality, he utilizes his allegory of the cave: he asks his audience to imagine a cave where prisoners sit bound in chains since childhood. The prisoners' lives consist of the observation of shadows, and these shadows are representative of copied forms. All in all, "the shadows of artifacts would constitute the only reality people in this situation would recognize." It is the cave, which to Plato, represents the visible realm, a world of ignorance and false reality."
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Nietzsche's Philosophy, 2007.
This paper examines Nietzsche's impact on literary modernism.
2,152 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 111.95
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The paper discusses Friedrich Nietzsche and the founding of modernism. The paper describes the various aspects of this genre, as well as Nietzsche's philosophy. The paper explains his ideas that control over life no longer came from outside humanity but human beings had control over their own inner workings. The paper explores Nietzsche's belief that "God is dead", which was perhaps one of the most world-defining statements made in recent history.
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Modernism
Nietzsche and His Philosophy
Blending the Two
Conclusion
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"Literary modernism is a movement that occurred roughly between 1890 and 1939, although these parameters are somewhat flexible. Modernism was a multi-faceted approach to literature, focusing not just on setting and symbolism, but also on language, time, perspective, characters' internal reality and ambiguous endings, as well as other characteristics. With the changes that modernism brought to literature, writers were able to more fully explore the characters that populated the stories, rather than focus on the meanings behind the stories themselves."
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Nietzsche's "Last Man", 2004.
An exposition of Nietzsche's ethical theory, illuminated via the Utilitarian critique.
3,045 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 147.95
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Nietzsche's philosophy is as misunderstood as it is prestigious. This paper traces Nietzsche's steps carefully, to find where his conception of both the apocolyptic "last man" and the glorious "overman" spring from. This is accomplished through an analytic investigation of Nietzsche's reaction to Utilitarianism, touching on the ascetic ideal, transcendence, ressentiment, slave and master moralities, bad conscience and Nietzsche's "value-judgement" epistemology.
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"It is no secret that Nietzsche?s primary goal in his philosophy was to allow for a revaluation of all values. This was not a task Nietzsche took lightly, and even a quick skim through his works reveal the depth of Nietzsche?s critique of alternate moral systems, with their binary oppositions of good and evil. One such system was Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism had its strongest support within Britain, and Nietzsche?s criticism came from three main perspectives. 1) That Utilitarianism was equivalent to a negation of life and as such, 2) that Utilitarianism provided a poor ?instruction manual? to interpreting human history. Finally, Nietzsche amalgamates these two perspectives into 3) an argument that Utilitarianism is a subversion of mankind in general, and as such it, and theories of its type, is leading to a Dystopian state of affairs for the end of history or Nietzsche?s ?last man?. Following from this examination of Utilitarianism, we will direct our attention to Nietzsche?s more general critique of antithetical moral values. What is unusual about this critique is the constant focus Nietzsche holds for cultural relevance; Nietzsche?s Beyond Good and Evil is subtitled ?Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future?. The critique of antithetical values, ascetic ideals and slave moralities is not a conceptual hill to climb; it is the very issue that will decide the future of mankind. This fascinating and innovative interpretation poses a challenge to ?modern sensibility?; as Nietzsche suggests an alternative moral paradigm and attitude towards existence that must be explored. Therefore, to conclude the essay, I will discuss Nietzsche?s response to Utilitarianism (and Platonic/Christian thought) in the context of Nietzsche?s positive morality, ?Beyond Good and Evil?."
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Kant and Nietzsche, 2006.
A comparison of Immanuel Kant's and Frederich Nietzsche's views of morality.
2,071 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 108.95
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This paper presents two views of morality, those of Kant and Nietzsche, and discusses how each philosopher justifies his viewpoint. Additionally, the paper shows that while Kant's concept of morality is more positive than Nietzsche's, it is Nietzsche's view that is more consistent with reality.
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"According to Kant, the same principles that apply to reason also give way to an equal application in dealing with the problems of moral philosophy. Generally speaking, Kant believed that moral judgments deal with how the world should be, not how the world truly is. Because of this, morality can not be derived from experiences, because experience can only tell humans how things really are. Kant assumed, then, that morality must be a priori, since they are independent of the true state of the world around us."
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Nietzsche, Morality, and the French Revolution, 2000.
This paper is a reconstruction of Nietzsche's moral theory in "On the Genealogy of Morals" and its application to the moral-political philosophies of the Old Regime and the French Revolution.
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This paper is an examination of Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" and its relation to the historical context in which it was written. A parallel is drawn between Nietzsche's view of the historical evolution of morality and the development of the moral-political philosophies of the Ancient (Old) Regime and the French Revolution. The Ancient Regime is associated with Nietzsche's idea of "good, bad" morality, while the French Revolution is connected with "good, evil" morality. Some other issues discussed are the idea of the slave revolt and the morality of Napoleon.
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"Every civilized society is concerned with its moral fabric: the ethical and behavioral norms that all citizens are expected to obey. Morality, on its surface, appears to be a philosophical issue. Some people speak of a universal morality, beyond time and devolving upon all people equally. In this way, they explain the prevalence of certain moral laws, for instance, the prohibition against murder, in almost every society. Others view morality as a subjective concept, yet still one with philosophical origins. They maintain that many societies possess laws against murder because each group of people has made an independent philosophical evaluation, and determined that the value of life is something they as cohabitants of the same state all uphold. For Friedrich Nietzsche, both of these approaches are fundamentally flawed."
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Friedrich Nietzsche, 2002.
A review of Friedrich Nietzsche's beliefs through a review of "On the Genealogy of Morality".
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This paper is written about Friedrich Nietzsche. Nietzsche very much believes that humans have a profound interest in making mankind sick and in blurring the values of what it means to be "good" and "bad". In other words, there is a stake in moral relativism.
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Nietzsche?s Women, 2004.
This paper discusses that Nietzsche?s perception of women is largely negative and unflattering.
3,130 words (approx. 12.5 pages), 15 sources, MLA, AU$ 151.95
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This paper explains that, ultimately, Nietzsche has little important insight to offer on the subject of women, a disappointing oversight from a philosopher who repeatedly offered such perceptive and daring views on many important subjects. The author points out that Nietzsche argues that much of a woman?s philosophy becomes distorted, including the maternal instinct, and that a woman?s desire for children ultimately becomes a way for the woman to make up for her sexual indiscretions. The paper relates that Nietzsche reveals sexist attitudes in the terms that he uses to refer to women, which include cows, cats, and birds. This was an especially strong insult in the language of the time, which saw these creatures as lower animals that were far inferior to man in many important ways, including the use of reason and intellect.
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"Despite the clear disapproval of the racist and sexist aspects of his work, Nietzsche has nonetheless made a clear and important contribution to both modern philosophy and to the culture of the modern western world. His often-quoted idea of the ?superman?, his views on the will to power, and his shattering statement that God is dead, have made an undeniable impact on the political and social landscape of Europe and North America. He is one of the rare philosophers whose name sparks instant recognition in almost any North American, a true testament to the lasting power of his ideals, and the degree to which work has infiltrated modern life."
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