Title of the Book:Contemporary Moral Problems Seventh Edition by James E. WhiteBook Review Chapter:Friedrich Nietzsche: Master and Slave MoralityQuote:“The noble man also helps the unfortunate, but not or scarcely out of pity, but rather fromimpulse generated by the superabundance of power the noble man honors in himself thepowerful one.”What I expect to learn:
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What is the meaning of Slave Morality?
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What does Slave Morality has to do with the Master Morality?
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What is the difference between Master and Slave Morality?Review:Friedrich Nietzsche argues that a healthy society should allow superior individuals toexercise their will power, their drive towards domination and exploitation of the inferior.Friedrich Nietzsche says that the Superior person is from master morality and the weakerperson is from the slave morality that these two should be distinguished and be known ina society. That there are different kinds of people and they are being characterizedwhether they are strong or weak. Friedrich Nietzsche also says that there are evil andgood men, selfish and warm hearted people that master and slave morality should haveclassified by their characteristics.What I learned:
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That master morality is the superior one
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That slave morality is the weaker one
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That there are different kinds of manIntegrative Questions:
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What is the difference between Master and Slave Morality
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What is the meaning of a noble man and his characteristics
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What is the meaning of slave morality and master morality
Review Questions:1.
How does Nietzsche characterize a good and healthy society?
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Friedrich Nietzsche characterize a good and healthy society is by saying that agood and healthy society should not regard itself as a function either of thekingship or the commonwealth, but as the significant and highest justificationthereof that is should accept with a good conscience the sacrifice of a legionof individuals who far sake must be suppressed and reduced to imperfect mento slaves and instruments.2.
What is Nietzsche's view of injury, violence, and exploitation?
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Friedrich Nietzsche view of injury, violence and exploitation is that, he saysthat here one must think profoundly to the very basis and resist all sentimentalweaknesses. Even the organization within which, as was previously supposedthe individuals treat each other as equal.3.
Distinguish between master-morality and slave-morality?
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The difference between Master morality and Slave morality is that Slave is theevil man arouses fear; according to the master morality, it is precisely thegood man who arouses fear and seeks to arouse it, while the bad man isregarded as the despicable being.4.
Explain the will to Power.
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The will to Power according to Friedrich Nietzsche is that it will Endeavour togrow, to gain around, attract to itself and acquire ascendancy not owing to anymorality or immorality but because it lives and because life is precisely will toPower.
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Friedrich Nietzsche Master and Slave Morality
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