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Page 1: Existentialism
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Born October 10th,1844University of Bonn in 1864In 1865 he discovered Schopenhauer's World as Will and IdeaAt the age of 24, Nietzsche held a professional position at the University of BaselIn 1889 he collapsed

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Main Points of Existentialism

•Human free will•Personal responsibility and discipline is crucial•There is no transcendent force and thus humans are free and responsible•The only way to rise above other brainwashed individuals is through self realization•Worldly materials are pointless

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Main Points of Existentialism Social Values and structures

should not control the individual

Science can’t and will make everything better

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How one should view Existentialism

Life has ultimately no meaning, man must create some meaning for his life.

People must make themselves who they want to be

Man defines his own existence through human action

There is no God There is no single objective truth or reality Human beings have no fixed nature

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Beliefs of Existentialists One must be unique and

against the following of others

Every individual is born and lives through his or her own personal meaning of existence

Humans must achieve self awareness through consequences made by choices

Each individual must have his or her own philosophy of life

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Nietzsche’s Beliefs

Will to Power The Übermensch One must reject faith and

immortality One must assume that

either "God is dead," or that the Creator is no longer active in human development

Thus the Superman and his ideal society become responsible for their own morality

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Master Morality, Slave Morality

The aristocratic class, or ruling class, became leaders through their naturally superior abilities and stronger aggressive instincts

The ruling class accept the use of aggression and the use of force

They believed that competition would bring out strong character

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Master Morality, Slave Morality

Such leaders do not see a right and wrong, only a superior and inferior combatant

Meanwhile the lower class will embrace a moral code based upon a mythical equality of individuals. Knowing this, the aristocrats claim to acknowledge this equality in ways such as equality under the law, which rarely occurs in reality

The lower class eventually realizes that life cannot be equal, so a religion is developed

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Master Morality, Slave Morality

Religion sets up that they are actually superior to those in power on earth

Thus the slave class embraced democracy and the principle of equality in order to bring the naturally superior class down to their level

Sin and evil are artificial. The slaves demean sex, human desire, and teach humility instead of respect for power and authority