NIETZSCHE VERSUS NIHILISM. GENEALOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
TO DISCUSSION ON THE VALUE OF MORAL VALUES
The object of this work is to show Nietzsche’s philosophical
attitude towards nihilism as focused on overcoming nihilism. The way
leading towards overcoming nihilism guides through criticism of moral
values descended from Platonism and Christianity. Therefore, the
overcoming of nihilism necessitates a moment of radical nihilism —
destruction of the highest European values — resulting from
undertaking…
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TO DISCUSSION ON THE VALUE OF MORAL VALUES
The object of this work is to show Nietzsche’s philosophical
attitude towards nihilism as focused on overcoming nihilism. The way
leading towards overcoming nihilism guides through criticism of moral
values descended from Platonism and Christianity. Therefore, the
overcoming of nihilism necessitates a moment of radical nihilism —
destruction of the highest European values — resulting from
undertaking the critique of moral values. Genealogy is considered here
to be the main tool used by Nietzsche in his criticism — an art of
interpreting the condition’s in which moral values emerge in order to
determine their value with regard to human life (understood as the will
to power). At the same time, the Nietzschean genealogy is considered to
unfold the path towards overcoming nihilism, as it shows the ability of
the human being to represent and bestow values to life — and through
the category of the will to power, sets a criterion for comparison of
different values in terms of their strengthening or weakening influence.
