Single Idea 4515

[catalogued under 23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues]

Full Idea

Modest, industrious, benevolent, temperate: is that how you would have men? good men? But to me that seems only the ideal slave, the slave of the future.

Gist of Idea

Modesty, industriousness, benevolence and temperance are the virtues of a good slave

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §356)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.195


A Reaction

An extremely good critical observation on virtue theory. Start from scratch, and list the virtues you would want in a good slave.