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Nietzsche -
Ascetic Ideals
- 'The Genealogy
of Morals'
Nietzsche
- 3rd treatise -
essay
- section 11-14 World Denying
- In Ascetic Priest
find characteristic of
ascetic ideal.
- Life we must deny pleasures-
the ascetic life - not a goal
but pathway = something
better.
- Ascetic ideals =
spontaneously in
cultures - must be
desirable = universal.
- Ascetic life seems =
contradiction: will to
stop willing (life turned
against itself)
- Expression of
will trying
to master life itself.
- Contradictory will = likely to
claim = its unreal. Therefore
objects are illusions and the
human subject/ego are rejected.
- Contradictory will = likely to
claim = its unreal. Therefore
objects are illusions and the
human subject/ego are rejected.
- Expression of
will trying
to master life itself.
- Ascetic life seems =
contradiction: will to
stop willing (life turned
against itself)
- Ascetic ideals =
spontaneously in
cultures - must be
desirable = universal.
- Life we must deny pleasures-
the ascetic life - not a goal
but pathway = something
better.
- N goes 2
tackle contradiction
'life against life'.
- Humans great
experimenters- struggle
gain power over
themselves + nature.
- Through this struggle
we've made ourselves
sick - its no wonder
ascetic ideal =
everywhere.
- Seems = deny life -
life affirming as
says 'yes' to life in
face of sickness.
- Sickness comes from pity for
humanity = this inspires
nihilism - 'the will to
nothingness' characterises
ascetic ideals.
- Nihilism of weakest is great
danger to healthy as it
claims health + happiness =
evils.
- Strong = be separated from
sick- maintain strength - they
shouldn't pity sick majority.
- Strong = be separated from
sick- maintain strength - they
shouldn't pity sick majority.
- Nihilism of weakest is great
danger to healthy as it
claims health + happiness =
evils.
- Sickness comes from pity for
humanity = this inspires
nihilism - 'the will to
nothingness' characterises
ascetic ideals.
- Seems = deny life -
life affirming as
says 'yes' to life in
face of sickness.
- Through this struggle
we've made ourselves
sick - its no wonder
ascetic ideal =
everywhere.
- Humans great
experimenters- struggle
gain power over
themselves + nature.
- In Ascetic Priest
find characteristic of
ascetic ideal.
- Section 15- 22 Man
as Sick animal
- Having concluded the healthy
can't help sick without
becoming sick themselves N
claims sick need nurses and
doctors who are also sick.
- Role of ascetic
priest = to tend to
the sick. Must
be sick himself .
- Masses = find someone
to blame for their
suffering = can be
violent.
- Ascetic priests purpose =
turn this around + mass
should blame themselves
for suffering.
- However Priest -
only there 2 ease
suffering not cure
sickness itself.
- 2 ways
ascetic priest fight
sense of displeasure:
- 1. attempt = dull sensations +
will = so pain of world isn't felt as
keenly.
- 2. distract the
mind = hard work.
- While these 2 are 'innocent'
ways there's also 'guilty'
means working up - 'orgy of
feeling'.
- 'Orgies of feeling' = in sin,
guilt, bad conscience - are
guilty because they make sick
sicker.
- 'Orgies of feeling' = in sin,
guilt, bad conscience - are
guilty because they make sick
sicker.
- While these 2 are 'innocent'
ways there's also 'guilty'
means working up - 'orgy of
feeling'.
- 1. attempt = dull sensations +
will = so pain of world isn't felt as
keenly.
- 2 ways
ascetic priest fight
sense of displeasure:
- However Priest -
only there 2 ease
suffering not cure
sickness itself.
- Ascetic priests purpose =
turn this around + mass
should blame themselves
for suffering.
- Masses = find someone
to blame for their
suffering = can be
violent.
- Role of ascetic
priest = to tend to
the sick. Must
be sick himself .
- Having concluded the healthy
can't help sick without
becoming sick themselves N
claims sick need nurses and
doctors who are also sick.
- Section 23 - 28
Truth and Values
- N focuses on
what ascetic ideal
means.
- AI = powerful because interprets
human history +experience in
terms of its goal.
- N asks - there are other
wills that opposes the will
of the ascetic ideal.
- 1st considers science as
its able to stand on its own
interpretations ...
- N objects = as it
lacks positive will that
characterises ascetic ideals.
- Scholars appear have
independent wills because
reject faith.
- N however claims they
reject faith only in favour of
different faith. (faith in
truth)
- N however claims they
reject faith only in favour of
different faith. (faith in
truth)
- Scholars appear have
independent wills because
reject faith.
- N objects = as it
lacks positive will that
characterises ascetic ideals.
- 1st considers science as
its able to stand on its own
interpretations ...
- N asks - there are other
wills that opposes the will
of the ascetic ideal.
- AI = powerful because interprets
human history +experience in
terms of its goal.
- Concludes
oberservation = the
problem - not that suffer
but we need to give meaning
to suffering.
- We cling to ascetic ideal
because it explains life to
us: explains why must
suffer.
- Yes, the ascetic directs will against
pleasure even life itself - but it is still a will.
'Rather Will Nothingness then not will'
- Yes, the ascetic directs will against
pleasure even life itself - but it is still a will.
'Rather Will Nothingness then not will'
- We cling to ascetic ideal
because it explains life to
us: explains why must
suffer.
- N focuses on
what ascetic ideal
means.
- N purpose to show
not what ascetic ideal -
done, but what it
means.
- Nietzsche = 'What do
Ascetic Ideals mean?'
- N confronts Asceticism +
the powerful force
dominates contemporary
life.
- When we define Asceticism = mean
rejection of earthly pleasures in
favour of abstinent life.
- Section 1 -
10 Human
Will
- Meaning Ascetic Ideals =
means different things 2
different people.
- Suggesting that we
would 'rather will
nothingness than not
will'.
- Artist =
Ascetic Ideals means
'nothing or too
many things'.
- E.g. composer
Richard
Wagner.
- Concludes, learn little from
ascetic ideals from artists because
- lean on authority some prior
philosophy, morality or religion.
- Wagner asceticism not
possible if weren't 4
Schopenhauer
- Because prominence
Schopenhauer gave music in
philosophy...
- As music speaks
language of will itself.
- Schopehauer states beautiful
has calming affect on will and
freeing the will.
- In this way he honours = ascetic ideal
= release from torture
+torment of his will.
- In this way he honours = ascetic ideal
= release from torture
+torment of his will.
- Schopehauer states beautiful
has calming affect on will and
freeing the will.
- As music speaks
language of will itself.
- Because prominence
Schopenhauer gave music in
philosophy...
- Wagner asceticism not
possible if weren't 4
Schopenhauer
- Concludes, learn little from
ascetic ideals from artists because
- lean on authority some prior
philosophy, morality or religion.
- E.g. composer
Richard
Wagner.
- Artist =
Ascetic Ideals means
'nothing or too
many things'.
- Suggesting that we
would 'rather will
nothingness than not
will'.
- Meaning Ascetic Ideals =
means different things 2
different people.
- Marriage and
Sensuality
- Everything strives 2 secure
itself = to maximise its
feeling of power.
- Philosophers = hate
marriage + distractions
from philosophical pursuits.
- Philosophers = Ascetic Ideals is a means
maximise feeling of power and affirmation
of existence.
- Philosophy depends
on ascetic ideals.
- Essentially philosophers don't parade
as philosophers = not enough freedom
of will on earth 4 philosopher 2 drop
pretence of ascetic priest.
- Essentially philosophers don't parade
as philosophers = not enough freedom
of will on earth 4 philosopher 2 drop
pretence of ascetic priest.
- Philosophy depends
on ascetic ideals.
- Philosophers = Ascetic Ideals is a means
maximise feeling of power and affirmation
of existence.
- Philosophers = hate
marriage + distractions
from philosophical pursuits.
- Everything strives 2 secure
itself = to maximise its
feeling of power.
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