PHL220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Existentialism, Friedrich Nietzsche, Ressentiment
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Note: caution on nietzsche"s apparent anti-semitic remarks in the gm; nietzsche is not an anti-semite: All attacks on judaism are really disguised attacks against christianity (cf. Gm p. 262 n. 1: jews among germans are always the higher race: more refined, spiritual, kind. Gm p. 144: i do not like the new testament, but all honor to the old testament! . Nietzsche despises racism and anti-semitism, as he sees it as an expression of resentment (gm p. 158: overview of nietzsche"s view of morality, purpose and project of the genealogy of morals, nietzsche"s moral anti-realism . The 5 stages in the historical development of western morality: the morality of mores ( sittlichkeit der sitte ) Mores and the origin of organized society and the state. Mores and the psychological changes of the human being in organized society: guilt & the bad conscience: noble morality. Main moral value judgments: good and bad meanings of terms. Historical examples: ancient warrior / pagan cultures.
