Description

A revised essay for Philosophy 2050 Ethics and Values course, in response to the analysis question "Nietzsche and Nussbaum meet in the afterlife."

Based on readings of Nietzsche's "Beyond Good and Evil" and Nussbaum's "Victim and Agent" (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR23.1/n....

Professor's Analysis #2 question text (no copyright violation intended; fair use intended)

"Both Nussbaum and Nietzsche discuss ways that personal drive conflicts with community ideology. Imagine that they met in some kind of afterlife (though Nussbaum is still alive). To what degree and in what ways would they agree with each other's arguments? To answer this question you should decide if they would agree or not (or partially), then explain using at least two quotes from the text to illustrate your choice."