Question by Smokey: What is master/slave morality, will to power and such Nietzchian ideas exactly?
I understand Nietzche’s general concepts of humanity’s strive for meaning in life and the sort of retaliatory formulation of a slave morality in response to an overpowering master morality, but I’m still having trouble understanding other things he was trying to convey.
For instance, what exactly is an overman/superman/ubermensch supposed to be? Was Nietzsche in favor of a master morality’s original concepts or just nihilism in general? Is an overman supposed to become a proponent of one of these master moralities or one of nihilism or some form of “pseudo-nihilism”?
I ask, because I have what I consider a sort “pseudo-nihilistic” outlook on life, wherein I embrace existentialism and atheism whole-heartedly but also strongly take into consideration the importance of moralities/religions/metaphysical paradigms and ideologies; and I, much like a Chaos Magician, practice paradigm piracy of sorts, where I change and shift “metabeliefs” and philosophies depending merely on my mood.
Best answer:
Answer by Chuck Dhue
I got an A in college Philosophy and still don’t understand all this gobbledygook.
What do you think? Answer below!
What it means to you is all that really matters. Could the things that Nietzchian wrote of be the integration of the abstract and rational minds?