An overview of Nietzsche's philosophy...
Brian Leiter,
Leiter Reports,
Sept 19, 2012
This is an excellent overview of the thought and influence of Friedrich Nietzsche, a 19th century German philosopher who came up with concepts such as 'beyond good and evil' and 'superman'. What I like about Nietzsche is not only his thought, but also the manner in which he puts it together, since as artfully described in this paper, he "will not partake of this charade of offering post-hoc rationalizations for metaphysical theses that simply reflect his evaluative judgments which, in turn, reflect the psychological facts about who he really is." Or as Hume said, "reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions," where the passions are things like our sensations and perceptions, our moral sentiments, and our mental habits. There's a lot more; take some time and give this paper a thoughtful read.
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