PHL277Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ressentiment
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Here are some questions that might help you read the second treatise of. Nietzsche"s genealogy: according to nietzsche, people these days think of themselves as having freedom of will. See second treatise, sections 1 and 2: what does pain have to do with the origin of conscience, according to. Nietzsche says the idea of guilt originated in the practice of holding debtors accountable for their actions on the ground that they took on the debt of their own free will and hence could have acted otherwise. Treatise, section 4: under what conditions do human societies first practice mercy, according to. Nietzsche thinks punishment originated as a way of keeping people in line. Nietzsche thinks the experience of being punished makes people feel guilty. When people first made the transition to living under the sway of society and peace, according to nietzsche, they did it by making an agreement amongst themselves to live peaceably with one another.
