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Single Idea 2883

[from 'Beyond Good and Evil' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 2. Source of Ethics / f. Übermensch ]

Full Idea

The noble type of man feels himself to be the determiner of values.

Gist of Idea

Noble people see themselves as the determiners of values

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Beyond Good and Evil [1886], §260)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Beyond Good and Evil', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1973], p.176


A Reaction

So do criminals