Nietzsche__Master_&_Slave_Morality

Nietzsche: Master & Slave Morality Master & Slave Morality Friedrich Nietzsche believed that Christianity, the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, democracy and the equal coexistence in power and strength of humans was leading to society’s decay and the rampant acceptance of slave morality. Nietzsche was an advocate of master morality, in which case a strong, ruling class would dominate in a society over the masses in order for humankind to flourish. There have been claims made that the idea of master morality was what inspired Hitler and his Nazi regime, but arguments can be made, using themes from Beyond Good and Evil, that Nietzsche in no way was alluding to such a rule as Hitler’s. To be able to discuss this topic further, one must have a grasp on what Nietzsche is talking about when he refers to slave or master morality. Master morality is so named because it was created by the ruling class, 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. Those deemed morality, nietzsche, slave, master, society, class, hitler, good, mediocre, weak, nietzsche’s, hitler’s, evil, masses, made, believed, women, ruling, power, however, christianity, beyond, because, themes, strong, slaves, should, religion, one, must, modern, men, man, leader, intellectual, instead