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Thus originates what Nietzsche calls the "slave revolt in morality", which, according to him, begins with Judaism (§7), for it is the bridge that led to the slave revolt, via Christian morality, of the alienated, oppressed masses of the Roman Empire (a dominant theme in The Antichrist, written the following year).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. American philosopher and legal scholar (born 1963) Brian Leiter Born 1963 (age 61–62) New York City, U.S. Alma mater Princeton University (BA) University of Michigan (JD, PhD) Era Contemporary philosophy Region Western philosophy School Continental philosophy Institutions University ...
Master–slave morality (German: Herren- und Sklavenmoral) is a central theme of Friedrich Nietzsche's works, particularly in the first essay of his book On the Genealogy of Morality. Nietzsche argues that there are two fundamental types of morality : "master morality" and "slave morality", which correspond, respectively, to the dichotomies of ...
The 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is known as a critic of Judeo-Christian morality and religions in general. One of the arguments he raised against the truthfulness of these doctrines is that they are based upon the concept of free will, which, in his opinion, does not exist. [1] [2]
H.L. Mencken produced the first book on Nietzsche in English in 1907, The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, and in 1910 a book of translated paragraphs from Nietzsche, increasing knowledge of his philosophy in the United States. [266] Nietzsche is known today as a precursor to existentialism, post-structuralism and postmodernism. [267]
Free online. Nietzsche’s Lenzer Heide Notes on European Nihilism. July 2020. Translation and essays by Daniel Fidel Ferrer. Free online. Nietzsche’s seven notebooks from 1876. 2020. Translation by Daniel Fidel Ferrer. Free online. Nietzsche’s Last Twenty Two Notebooks: complete [1886-1889] January 2021. Translation by Daniel Fidel Ferrer.
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On this point the essay prefigures theories concerning a destructive "will to truth" that Nietzsche discusses in On the Genealogy of Morals, Beyond Good and Evil, and The Gay Science. [2] As an illustration of a motivated seeker of truth, Nietzsche takes Heraclitus, although he also discusses Pythagoras and Empedocles. [2]