Nietzsche, Ressentiment and the Priests

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Hi All šŸ‘

I have just written an essay on the above topic, if anyone would like to read it and critique/discuss it on here it would be fantastic! If anyone has in interest in Nietzsche, I think my essay at the very least could spark some thought.

Has anyone any interest in the Genealogy to be specific? There are some bold claims made by Nietzsche about the priestly class and the effects on morality. Specifically, ressentiment seems to be put on the Jews and thus the Christians (and if you have read the Genealogy you will no doubt remember his view of ā€œThis Jesus of Nazarethā€.
 
Locke, I could send the essay to you? It is a very hastily done draft and nothing spectacular - I found Nietzsche and moral philosophy to by my weakest philosophical endeavour but I tried nonetheless.

paperwright, if you read, hmmm, the first part of my essay I suppose it could give you a big fat explanation!

but in the meantime, or if it is enough, maybe use wikipedia?
 
can I post an attachment? If can I suppose I will just attach it here. Will do that in the next hour or two, have to make some dinner first and shower.

Honestly, I think its an interesting topic and my essay is quite interesting šŸ˜›
 
paperwight said:
What is ā€˜ressentimentā€™, please?
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At a very high level. Nietzsche held that Judeo Christian morality was the result of a resentment ( ā€˜ressentimentā€™ in French) of the strong or master class.

People were either of the strong class ( Greek hero types) or of the weak\slave class. Judeo Christian morality came about when the weak\slave class gained the upper hand and identified being meek, humble, lamb like, with ā€˜goodā€™ and strength and domination as ā€˜evilā€™.
 
I think its been attached.

Just in case there is a Judas amongst us: Do not attempt to plagiarize, this work is copyrighted :cool:
 
Nietzsche: ā€œGod is dead.ā€
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God**: ā€œNietzsche is dead.ā€

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Ponyguy
 
First run through ( not much time this evening)

Overall impression is good, work on the opening and concluding paras. Make them a bit stronger.

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Ressentiment remains a story and a theory that is backed up with some doubtful reasoning and some internal ressentiment towards Christianity itself.
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Try, "Ressentiment remains a story and a theory that rests upon doubtful reasoning and some internal ressentiment towards Christiantity itself.

The second sounds more like you believe it šŸ™‚

Also this line
Nietzscheā€™s Ressentiment does not fit in here then, because it entails some inability to exact revenge.
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A Nietzeschist would claim that the very development of ā€˜Godā€™ is an attempt at revenge, especially the concept of Hell. That is that a imaginary All Powerful Sheep can exact revenge on their behalf.

So the statement doesnā€™t make a convincing point, or specifically, only does if you accept the existance of God.
 
Thanks Brendan,

Yeah I see your point regarding God and Hell etc. I think I may re-work that line of thought a bit then, just a bit, because I think I can run with itā€¦ maybeā€¦ Iā€™m not sure haha. Well, in the Genealogy Nietzsche doesnā€™t actually deny the existence of God outright. So in terms of the Genealogy he has failed then in denying the existence of God. So if we are to rely on his little aphorism that God is Dead - what does he mean by that? That God never existed, or that we do not need him. The outcome of that question would shed some light on my line of thought. It is interesting to note also, that the nobles had "godsā€™ā€™ too, who were in some respects similar to the God of Abraham, so what does this say about the Nietzschean claims of God. Just some early morning thoughts on that.
 
Brendan said:
At a very high level. Nietzsche held that Judeo Christian morality was the result of a resentment ( ā€˜ressentimentā€™ in French) of the strong or master class.

People were either of the strong class ( Greek hero types) or of the weak\slave class. Judeo Christian morality came about when the weak\slave class gained the upper hand and identified being meek, humble, lamb like, with ā€˜goodā€™ and strength and domination as ā€˜evilā€™.
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Thank you for this helpful reply, Brendan. Much appreciated.
 
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