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Single Idea 2930
[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / a. Philosophy as worldly
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Full Idea
The future task of the philosophers is the solution of the problem of value, the determination of the order of rank among values.
Gist of Idea
The main aim of philosophy must be to determine the order of rank among values
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals [1887], I.§17 note)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'On the Genealogy of Morals/ Ecce Homo', ed/tr. Kaufmann,Walter [Vintage 1969], p.56
A Reaction
'Determine' is presumably either a power struggle, or needs criteria by which to do the judging.
The
27 ideas
from 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
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3793
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We must question the very value of moral values
[Nietzsche]
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4407
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Plato, Spinoza and Kant are very different, but united in their low estimation of pity
[Nietzsche]
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3259
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Nietzsche rejects impersonal morality, and asserts the idea of living well
[Nietzsche, by Nagel]
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23715
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Psychologists should be brave and proud, and prefer truth to desires, even when it is ugly
[Nietzsche]
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4408
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The concept of 'good' was created by aristocrats to describe their own actions
[Nietzsche]
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4409
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Only the decline of aristocratic morality led to concerns about "egoism"
[Nietzsche]
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4410
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The truly great haters in world history have always been priests
[Nietzsche]
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23716
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A strong rounded person soon forgets enemies, misfortunes, and even misdeeds
[Nietzsche]
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23717
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Modern nihilism is now feeling tired of mankind
[Nietzsche]
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4411
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It is a delusion to separate the man from the deed, like the flash from the lightning
[Nietzsche]
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23718
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If we say birds of prey could become lambs, that makes them responsible for being birds of prey
[Nietzsche]
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2930
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The main aim of philosophy must be to determine the order of rank among values
[Nietzsche]
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23719
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Forgetfulness is a strong positive ability, not mental laziness
[Nietzsche]
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4414
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Philosophers invented "free will" so that our virtues would be permanently interesting to the gods
[Nietzsche]
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4416
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Basic justice is the negotiation of agreement among equals, and the imposition of agreement
[Nietzsche]
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4415
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Guilt and obligation originated in the relationship of buying and selling, credit and debt
[Nietzsche]
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4417
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Only that which has no history is definable
[Nietzsche]
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23720
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Punishment makes people harder, more alienated, and hostile
[Nietzsche]
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20142
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The state begins with brutal conquest of a disorganised people, not with a 'contract'
[Nietzsche]
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4418
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A masterful and violent person need have nothing to do with contracts
[Nietzsche]
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23721
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Old tribes always felt an obligation to the earlier generations, and the founders
[Nietzsche]
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20129
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All animals strive for the ideal conditions to express their power, and hate any hindrances
[Nietzsche]
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4419
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People who think in words are orators rather than thinkers, and think about facts instead of thinking facts
[Nietzsche]
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23722
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Objectivity is not disinterestedness (impossible), but the ability to switch perspectives
[Nietzsche]
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4420
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There is only 'perspective' seeing and knowing, and so the best objectivity is multiple points of view
[Nietzsche]
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4421
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Philosophers have never asked why there is a will to truth in the first place
[Nietzsche]
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20143
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Scientific knowledge is nothing without a prior philosophical 'faith'
[Nietzsche]
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