Ideas from 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche [1886], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Nietzsche,Friedrich (ed/tr Hollingdale,R.J.) [Penguin 1973,0-14-044-267-7]].
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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 1. Philosophy
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Great philosophies are confessions by the author, growing out of moral intentions
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1. Philosophy / E. Nature of Metaphysics / 2. Possibility of Metaphysics
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Metaphysics divided the old unified Greek world into two [Critchley]
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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 3. Value of Truth
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Why do we want truth, rather than falsehood or ignorance? The value of truth is a problem
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7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / c. Becoming
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Nietzsche resists nihilism through new values, for a world of becoming, without worship [Critchley]
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12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 5. Interpretation
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We see an approximation of a tree, not the full detail
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13. Knowledge Criteria / B. Internal Justification / 2. Pragmatic justification
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We shouldn't object to a false judgement, if it enhances and preserves life
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13. Knowledge Criteria / E. Relativism / 4. Cultural relativism
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Morality becomes a problem when we compare many moralities
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15. Nature of Minds / C. Capacities of Minds / 10. Conatus/Striving
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The ranking of a person's innermost drives reveals their true nature
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16. Persons / F. Free Will / 5. Against Free Will
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Wanting 'freedom of will' is wanting to pull oneself into existence out of the swamp of nothingness by one's own hair
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A thought comes when 'it' wants, not when 'I' want
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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 1. Psychology
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It is psychology which reveals the basic problems
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / a. Idealistic ethics
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The most boring and dangerous of all errors is Plato's invention of pure spirit and goodness
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / d. Biological ethics
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Nietzsche felt that Plato's views downgraded the human body and its brevity of life [Roochnik]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / f. Übermensch
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Noble people see themselves as the determiners of values
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Nietzsche's judgement of actions by psychology instead of outcome was poisonous [Foot]
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / j. Ethics by convention
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That which is done out of love always takes place beyond good and evil
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22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / k. Ethics from nature
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Nature is totally indifferent, so you should try to be different from it, not live by it
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / c. Right and good
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Morality originally judged people, and actions only later on
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22. Metaethics / C. The Good / 1. Goodness / g. Consequentialism
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In the earliest phase of human history only consequences mattered
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23. Ethics / A. Egoism / 1. Ethical Egoism
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The noble soul has reverence for itself
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / c. Particularism
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Moralities extravagantly address themselves to 'all', by falsely generalising
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 1. Virtue Theory / d. Virtue theory critique
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Virtue has been greatly harmed by the boringness of its advocates
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues
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The four virtues are courage, insight, sympathy, solitude
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23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / f. Compassion
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In ancient Rome pity was considered neither good nor bad
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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative
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The idea of the categorical imperative is just that we should all be very obedient
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23. Ethics / E. Utilitarianism / 3. Motivation for Altruism
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The morality of slaves is the morality of utility
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 1. Existentialism
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The greatest possibilities in man are still unexhausted
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 3. Angst
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The freedom of the subject means the collapse of moral certainty [Critchley]
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The thought of suicide is a great reassurance on bad nights
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 6. Authentic Self
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Man is the animal whose nature has not yet been fixed
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Nietzsche thinks the human condition is to overcome and remake itself [Ansell Pearson]
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23. Ethics / F. Existentialism / 8. Eternal Recurrence
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The great person engages wholly with life, and is happy to endlessly relive the life they created
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24. Political Theory / C. Ruling a State / 2. Leaders / d. Elites
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Only aristocratic societies can elevate the human species
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A healthy aristocracy has no qualms about using multitudes of men as instruments
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24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 5. Democracy / f. Against democracy
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Democracy diminishes mankind, making them mediocre and lowering their value
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29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 4. Christianity / a. Christianity
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Christianity is Platonism for the people
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