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[from 'Twilight of the Idols' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / a. Preconditions for ethics ]

Full Idea

All naturalism in morality, that is all healthy morality, is dominated by an instinct for life.

Gist of Idea

Healthy morality is dominated by an instinct for life

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (Twilight of the Idols [1889], 4.4)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.45


A Reaction

Sounds right. There is no reasoning against a moral nihilist, because they seem to have no instinct in favour of life. It is the given of morality.