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Full Idea
It is a sign of degeneration when eudaemonistic valuations begin to prevail (physiological fatigue, feebleness of the will).
Clarification
'Eudaimonistic' means aiming at happiness or flourishing
Gist of Idea
It is a sign of degeneration when eudaimonistic values begin to prevail
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §222)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.129
A Reaction
Aristotle's analysis of eudaimonia says that it is only achievable through action, and he considers consequences to be an essential part of an action. Surely hedonism is more degenerate than aiming at all-round success in life?
| 2681 | Aristotle is unsure about eudaimonia because he is unsure what people are [Nagel on Aristotle] |
| 5132 | Goods like pleasure are chosen partly for happiness, but happiness is chosen just for itself [Aristotle] |
| 30 | Happiness is perfect and self-sufficient, the end of all action [Aristotle] |
| 14522 | What happens to me if I obtain all my desires, and what if I fail? [Epicurus] |
| 22985 | Everyone wants happiness [Augustine] |
| 6210 | Life has no end (not even happiness), because we have desires, which presuppose a further end [Hobbes] |
| 1386 | A concern for happiness is the inevitable result of consciousness [Locke] |
| 1454 | Morality is not about making ourselves happy, but about being worthy of happiness [Kant] |
| 21061 | Duty does not aim at an end, but gives rise to universal happiness as aim of the will [Kant] |
| 2891 | Only the English actually strive after happiness [Nietzsche] |
| 4500 | It is a sign of degeneration when eudaimonistic values begin to prevail [Nietzsche] |
| 4558 | We have no more right to 'happiness' than worms [Nietzsche] |
| 18307 | I want my work, not happiness! [Nietzsche] |
| 7983 | Good versus evil has been banefully reduced to happiness versus misfortune [Baudrillard] |