Exam 16: The Anti-Philosopher: Friedrich Nietzsche

Do you believe that Nietzsche would have endorsed the pragmatist approach to truth? Why or why not?

Nietzsche developed the view called "tragic optimism."

The ideal modern citizen is not

What is the "will to power"? Do you agree that this is a significant motive force in people's lives? Why or why not?

Nietzsche held that life was an argument.

An anti-philosopher rejects the authority of reason.

Nietzsche believed that there was no divine plan for life.

Nietzsche advocated perspectivism.

Nietzsche died in 1900.

Schopenhauer believed that life was just a constant will to survive.

Lou Salome married Nietzsche.

For the overman, evil equals

Being moralistic is a form of

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

Nietzsche fought a duel.

Nietzsche's Zarathustra is a destroyer of false values.

Nietzsche thought that there was a universal desire to control others.

To dream of equal rights was, for Nietzsche, a sign of

What did we kill God with, according to Nietzsche?

Nietzsche's work is clear.