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One of the elements, which is central to nietzsche's (2001, p.... hellip; nietzsche's Declaration: God is Dead.... One of the elements, which is central to nietzsche's (2001, p.... In this essay, I will explore the philosophical implications of nietzsche's said declaration.... For, it is in this regard that nietzsche's philosophy is not to be identified with nihilism.... In doing so, I shall discuss the central ideas of some of nietzsche's major works, all of which are, in my contention, necessary, for a proper analysis of the said declaration....
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hellip; In the quest for truth, most philosophers have spent sleepless nights pondering these topics without really coming to any firm conclusions.... In “Meditations on First Philosophy,” Rene Descartes begins to uncover the underlying truth for humankind through various methods.... His ideas and thoughts were considered radical at that time, particularly because his arguments went against those made by Aristotle, upon which society perceived truth (SparkNotes Editors)....
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Nietzsche viewed nihilism as what comes out of repeated frustration while looking for the truth.... Nihilism involves sacrificing the meaning brought about by God in our lives for the objective truth.... The report discusses nietzsche's philosophy of “beyond good and Evil” with the major focus on Prejudices of life.... nietzsche used many terminologies in his quest to explain his philosophical reasoning.... hellip; Friedrich nietzsche was a philosopher from Germany, a poet, a composer, as well as a classical philologist....
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In this essay "Objections to nietzsche's conception of pity/compassion/love" the writer will discuss the value of pity and other morals by nietzsche and his predecessors.... Additionally, the writer will reveal nietzsche's six premises on pity.... nietzsche apparently interpreted the Christian psychology as a doctrine that seeks to diminish humanity's "will to power".... nietzsche defended humanity against mysticism by asserting that human beings are naturally free and autonomous....
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Interestingly, though the great German philosopher nietzsche and Freud both hold on the concept of something beyond the premises of religion, something that may or may not have the comfort of illusion.... nietzsche offers a strong criticism against religion, morality, and philosophy by using a blend of Enlightenment-inspired criticism and anti-Enlightenment attack on the life-negating aspects of modern culture.... In his book, "The Future of an Illusion", he says that God is the paternalistic Christian God formed by the primitive human mind, in an effort to explain things beyond its ken and to rebuff the horrors that may arise due to ignorancy Freud also believes that from childhood, a traditional version of Christianity is infused within individuals, and which leads to an easy process of assimilation into our social and national consciousness of a culture....
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In this manner, Foucault appears to support Nietzsche's argument that traditional history sees itself as a tracing of development towards some kind of culmination; that it sees itself as believing in an eternal truth - whether it be of events, people, ideas, or religion.... In the essay “Foucault in nietzsche, Genealogy, History” the author discusses a number of issues/problems with the definition of “history” in the work nietzsche, Genealogy, History....
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"Critical Thinking by Alec Fisher and Friedrich nietzsche" paper, with regards to the importance of critical thinking, discusses the definition of critical thinking as mentioned by Alec Fisher and Friedrich nietzsche followed by comparing and contrasting the two traditions of critical thinking.... As part of the conclusion, my personal reflection will be expressed in detail explaining how I view the two traditions of critical thinking as explained by Fisher and nietzsche....
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This work called "nietzsche's view" describes nietzsche's thoughts concerning the power of free will to attain contentment and happiness in life.... nbsp;… This is what nietzsche explains in his book Thus Spoke Zarathustra in the form of eternal recurrences pegged on the two distinct themes of justice and redemption.... nietzsche as a respected philosopher and scholar made several assertions and allusions that are connected to eternal recurrence....
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