Nietzsche: Beyond Good and Evi
Master morality is so named because it was created by the ruling class, the distinguished, the aristocrats, and it essentially considers strength, power, and bravery to be "good." The "good" was created out of an affirmation and pride of their own power and honor. Additional attributes of those bearing the stamp of master morality are having a hard heart, being egotistical, intolerant and of distinguished origin, as well as emerging from a life of solitude. Those deemed as "bad" by the "great men" are those who belong to the lower class, who are characteristically common and mediocre in the eyes of the ruling class. Conversely, slave morality, represents the masses and herds, in other words the tainted and mediocre stratosphere of Nietzschean society. It is so called because it is the lower class that created this morality system. This system considered kindness, pity, compassion, and peace as the "good." Instead of being a product of affirmation, however, the distinction between "good" and "evil" is made out of a sense of revenge against the strength of the upper class. Naturally, those deemed as "evil" are those people who belong to the upper class, who are considered characteristically
He also hated anti-Semitism, which he equated with slave morality, using jealousy, envy and revenge as tools of the masses. The gentle morality of this faith and the subsequent equality between master (God) and slave (follower), were what made Nietzsche become aetheistic towards Christianity. For once God, the divine master was no longer immortal and distinguished, stooping to the level of his flock, and dealing with the sentiments (he talks about Jesus' love) and concerns of the ordinary and common masses, he was "dead". He believed that true qualities were passed on from parents and ancestors, placing humans in either the master or slave morality category. In my opinion, women were rarely born into the ruling class to assume leadership roles in the late 19th century. Instead, Nietzsche insisted that the decay of religion (the "death of God") required that humanity take responsibility for setting its own moral standards. Women:To Nietzsche, woman were naturally second class to men, and they had an instinct for a secondary role. In Nietzsche's view the strong should not have to overcome the weak. Instead the slaves and masters are each born into their place in society. This reflects the sad period of stagnation that Nietzsche lived in. Nietzsche believed that treating women as equals would contribute to the downfall of society. They were equated with Christianity and its slave morality - in other words the masses. Master morality says that the powerful are born powerful and distinguished, Hitler wasn't, instead he emerged from a modest upbringing.
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