QUESTION ONE

1. This first question is a very important one: the topic is Nietzsche. Offer a detailed description of Nietzsche's ethical views. Since we spent a little more time on this philospher I will weigh it a bit more than the other questions. When giving his overall ethical stance make sure that you explain what is his opposition to Christian morality. What does he mean by "transvaluation of values?" Why does he love Jesus but hate Paul (this last part is found specifically in the Nietzcshe packet)? Why does Christian morality offend him? What does he envision for the height of humanity? etc... Now you may not agree with Nietzsche but my concern here is whether you understood his ideas. Try to "objectively" describe his views. (Utilize both the material in Great Traditions and the reading in the Nietzsche packet).

simply put, the doctrine of nietzsche is that of a harsh, aggresive doctrine. he does not ---sorry--- give a damn on christianity doctrine and outright claims it to be wrong. for nietzsche, who regards highly the theory of evolution, what human beings have to strive for is the "will to power." nietzsche claims that human beings should dominate and be a master of their environment. for nietzsche, evolution means becoming a person who can surpass humanity and master nature. nietzsche's conception of good and evil relates to nature; whatever conforms to nature is good, and whatever contrary is bad, but nietzsche's nature is that of darwin's definition: the survival of the fittest, and nietzsche seems to be taking it literally. he thinks that in nature only the strongest can survive and therefore everyone must strive to be stronger.

now, nietzsche is not a big fan of the christian doctrine; in fact, he condemns it to death. nietzsche claims that christianity reverses the true values of human beings. he finds the doctrine of christianity undermining nature, for christianity claims that one must love one's enemy while nature claims for one to hate one's enemies. nietzsche thinks these values that christianity maintain should only be true for the old jewish community, and the existence of christianity these days have been destructive to nature, since he claims that christianity preserves what supposed to be eliminated in nature.

nietzsche is, however, a fan of jesus. not because of the theological concepts that then becomes christianity, but because of his way of living. nietzsche finds that what should be taken from jesus is not the doctrine of christianity, but the way of life that jesus lead. nietzsche claims that everyone should live the way jesus lives. now, paul is the one that nietzsche seems to hate with passion. although both jesus and paul are spreading the doctrine of christianity, nietzsche thinks paul is using christianity to gain power, to have influence on people, which is exactly nietzsche's "will to power." paul only talks about faith, believing in a higher being and mentions nothing about the way jesus lives. nietzsche cannot accept the fact that paul finds things to teach the society about in jesus' DEATH and not in jesus' EXISTENCE.