Nietzsche's "Life not an argument"

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   07/29/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «Nietzsche s Life not an argument The conditions of life might include error, Nietzsche says, yet without these conditions no one could endure living (Williams ...»

Synopsis abstract : «His view on consciousness.. How Nietzsche traces morality's origin.. The initial definition of morality.. Nietzsche's appraisal of knowledge.. What Darwin fails to identify as the essence of living.....»

Nietzsche's superman

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   08/11/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « our needs and which works most effectively in everyday life? One of the areas in which Nietzsche s philosophy at one point being then at another not being can ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The idea of God and Christianity. The key points about Christianity. Nietzsche's dismissal of the answer to nihilism. The superman. The source of his strength. The values he creates. Man's striving to overcome himself. The...»

Nietzsche's genealogy's contribution to ethics

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   07/13/2009   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « of an insatiable instinct and power-will that wants to become master not over something in life, but over life itself." (Nietzsche, 1967: 117 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The structure of 'On the Genealogy of Morals'. The master-slave analysis. Analysis of bad conscience. The idea of the omnipotent God. Asceticism. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Nietzsche and the Mother: A Contrast to Kantian Enlightenment

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   05/30/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Nietzsche knows it is a cruel proposition with much potential buoy man up in the pursuit of life which is is inherent to man then is not rational principles but ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Nietzsche's critique of the history of religious guilt. Examining the religion of the nobles. The rhetorical brilliance of the passage and the creation of a remarkable synthesis of ideas. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Moral philosophy on God, rationality, and the death of both

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/09/2008   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « Nietzsche did not think everyone was capable truly unleashing their will to power and creating meaning in their own life, but for those who could ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Understanding Kant's notions of morality.. The problem plaguing Kant.. The first imperative is a test of universality.. The second categorical imperative is the principle of treating each rational agent as an ends not a means.. The third categorical...»

Transcending the Fallacy of the Binary Through Ambivalence

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Term papers   |   04/24/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « it is easier to define what something is not than what of the soul, or a transcendence of life and death Greek thought, and later taken up by Nietzsche, is the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Bauman claims: 'The gift of God was, so to speak, the knowledge of ambivalence and the skill of living in this knowledge'. Equating the flesh of humanity with sin. The Divine and the anti-Divine. The poetic language of the entire...»

The Many Faces of Michel Foucault: An Analysis of the Evolution of his Conception of Identity Formation in the Modern World Through his Life and Works

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Presentation   |   02/18/2008   |   .doc   |   20 pages
Document abstract : « At the end of his life, he exclaimed, I I nevertheless recognize that Nietzsche outweighed him Nevertheless these had no read Heidegger, I would not have read ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Paul Rabinow's model for viewing the shift in Foucault's work. The influence of Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals Foucault. Foucault's move through Discipline and Punish. His assessment of punishment. Jeremy...»

Ethics and faith in "Fear and Trembling"

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Term papers   |   04/06/2009   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « foundation of being which has led, through Nietzsche, to the that is necessary in committing one s life to God. Faith is not black and white, true or false. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The story behind fear and trembling. The story behind ethics. What is truth. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

The Enlightenment Project and how it impacted Christian theology

Law & contracts   |   Constitutional law   |   Presentation   |   09/30/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « who were famously atheistic such as Nietzsche and Marx saved from hell and granted eternal life, he certainly has options and need not recognize the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The originally Cartesian idea.. The shift in general perception of the world as an entity.. The relationship which currently exists between modern culture and theology.. The clash between modernism and theology.. Edmund Burke...»

The Hunger Artists

Arts & media   |   Arts and art history   |   Term papers   |   03/05/2009   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Just as Nietzsche once outlined in his Genealogy of Morals with starvation, of any artist who does not oblige to ideas portraying the American way of life on a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Frederic Jameson's critique: Linkage of art to commerce.. The government and the creation of a hierarchy within the art world.. How does one control one's art?. Franz Kafka: The Hunger Artist.. The mechanic production and funding of...»

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