Exam 16: The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche

What is the will to power ? Do you agree that this is a significant motive force in persons lives? Why, or why not?

Being moralistic is a form of

Nietzsche believed that there was no divine plan for life.

What did Nietzsche mean when he claimed that God is dead ? Do you agree with his view here? Explain your answer.

Do you believe that Nietzsche would have approved of mass movements, such as Nazism or Socialism? Explain your answer.

The ideal modern citizen is not

Nietzsche referred to himself as the last philosopher.

For Novack, the will to power is an ache for

Which myth limits us through science, for Nietzsche?

What did Nietzsche believe the prolonged dominance of scientism would lead to?

Do you agree with Nietzsche s criticisms of morality? Why, or why not? is there any particular moral theory that you think might be especially immune to his criticisms? If so, which one--and why?

The love of our specific fate is

Schopenhauer claimed that our only hope was detachment and withdrawal.

Who cannot be alone in a godless universe, for Nietzsche?

What do utilitarians sublimate the individual to, according to Nietzsche?

For the overman, evil equals

Nietzsche believed that Schopenhauer s pessimism was life-affirming.

Nietzsche claimed that it was better to be envied than pitied.

Lou Salome married Nietzsche.

Nietzsche held that life was an argument.