Nietzsche's substantive ethics : towards a new table of values
My thesis focuses on Nietzscheâs ethics. More precisely, its main objective is to explore Nietzscheâs substantive ethical framework in a comprehensive, detailed, and systematic manner. Furthermore, the thesis also attempts to examine the epistemological, non-ethical ground of the Nietzschean substantive ethics. Also, it deals with Nietzscheâs critique of conventional morality, and explains Nietzscheâs criticism of morality in terms of his substantive ethics. The central argument of the thesis is, very briefly, that Nietzscheâs philosophy as a whole does have a distinctive, substantive ethical system. Its constitutive elements or contents, being coherently related, are rich, complicated, and concrete. The major category Nietzsche employs in his ethics is the notion of âvalueâ understood as merit or desirability; he is not much concerned with the right or obligatory. Nietzsche views some human qualities, abilities and states and a style of life as noble and desirable for us. Specifically, the creative way of life, creative capacity, self-discipline, the capacity for âself-commandingâ, knowledge, health, strong affectivity, and vitality constitute the core of Nietzscheâs evaluative standard.
Kim, Hyosup
B Philosophy (General) ; BJ Ethics
Nietzsche's substantive ethics : towards a new table of values. My thesis focuses on Nietzscheâs ethics. More precisely, its main objective is to explore Nietzscheâs substantive ethical framework in a comprehensive, detailed, and systematic manner. Furthermore, the thesis also attempts to examine the epistemological, non-ethical ground of the Nietzschean substantive ethics. Also, it deals with Nietzscheâs critique of conventional morality, and explains Nietzscheâs criticism of morality in terms of his substantive ethics. The central argument of the thesis is, very briefly, that Nietzscheâs philosophy as a whole does have a distinctive, substantive ethical system. Its constitutive elements or contents, being coherently related, are rich, complicated, and concrete. The major category Nietzsche employs in his ethics is the notion of âvalueâ understood as merit or desirability; he is not much concerned with the right or obligatory. Nietzsche views some human qualities, abilities and states and a style of life as noble and desirable for us. Specifically, the creative way of life, creative capacity, self-discipline, the capacity for âself-commandingâ, knowledge, health, strong affectivity, and vitality constitute the core of Nietzscheâs evaluative standard.
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