Chapter 11 Flashcards
Nietzsche spoke against the prevailing hedonism and utilitarianism of his day, as well as against traditional idealism, advocating instead the ____
Will-to-power
Nietzsche said that the goal of life is not to achieve happiness but to become ___
Great
according to Nietzsche there is not truth, only ____
Perspectives
Irrational force known to our experience
Will-to-power
Always producing new, never static. Destroying and creating
Nature
What is the highest good?
Realizing one’s potential
____is defined as the expression of the innate will-to-power
Good
Nietzsche divided the history of a culture into two stages. These are
Emerging stage and established stage
____ is the mother of ____
Fear is the mother of morals
When the focus of fear is external
Master morality
Focus of fear is internal
Slave morality
For Nietzsche, it is the ____ that fears
Culture
Its is in the ____ that cultures produce great art, literature, science, and philosophy
Emerging stage
In ____ the past is simple copied, old ways perpetuated.
Established stage
The essence of man according to Nietzsche is the ____, an irrational drive to self expression
Will-to-power