The Life & Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche :: Biographies Biographical Essays

The keep & Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche Philosophy Class Essay natural 1844. Rocken, Germevery Died 1900. Weimar,Germany Major Works The Gay Science (1882), Thus Spoke Zarathustra(1883-1885), beyond Good & Evil (1886), On the Genealogy of Morals (1887),MAJOR IDEAS self deception is a particularly destructive characteristic ofWest Culture. Life is The Will To Power our natural desire is todominate and reshape the domain to fit our own preferences and assert ourpersonal strength to the fullest degree possible. Struggle, done whichindividuals achieve a degree of power commensurate with their abilities,is the basic feature of human existence. Ideals of human equality perpetuatemediocrity -- a rightfulness that has been distorted and concealed by modernvalue systems. Christian morality, which identifies justice with meeknessand servility is the prime culprit in creating a pagan climate thatthwarts the drive for excellence and self realization God is absolutely a newera of human creativity and achievement is at hand.-- Great Thinkers In The Western World. By Ian P. McGreal, 1992PREFACEMuch education is available on Mr. Friedrich Nietzsche, including manybooks that he wrote himself, during his philosophical c areer. I took thisas a good sign I would find a typeface of enlightened material produced bythe man. Ive had to go through a pip of my own philosophical meditationsto put my own value judgements aside, and truly ensure for the contributionsNietzsche gave to philosophy. Much of my understanding came only after Ihad a cop of Neitzsches history therefore, I encourage you to read-upon his history before come down into his philosophy (see Appendix I). Themodern Westerner might disagree with all aspect of his philosophy, butthere are many things one must(prenominal) unfortunately admit are true (only if youput your morality aside). So, from here, I will present hiscontributions to philosophy, and do my best to delete my own opini ons, new(prenominal) than to say that he was not the chosen topic of this paper discover ofany admiration.THE PHILOSOPHY OF FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHESometimes philosophy is called timeless, implying that its lessons areof value to any generation. This may be hard to see in Nietzsches executionbut, we are assured that it was appropriate thought for his time. However,even Nietzsches critics admit that his words move over an undeniable truth, ashard as it is to accept. Perhaps this is why his work is timeless, andhas survived 150 years in print.