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Nietzsche referred to himself as the last philosopher.

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Nietzsche believed that there was no divine plan for life.

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What is the will to power ? Do you agree that this is a significant motive force in persons lives? Why, or why not?

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Do you agree with Nietzsche s criticisms of morality? Why, or why not? is there any particular moral theory that you think might be especially immune to his criticisms? If so, which one--and why?

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What do utilitarians sublimate the individual to, according to Nietzsche?


A) Herself
B) God
C) The herd
D) Well-being

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Do you believe that Nietzsche would have approved of mass movements, such as Nazism or Socialism? Explain your answer.

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Which myth limits us through science, for Nietzsche?


A) Objective reality
B) Subjective truth
C) Evolution
D) Progress

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Who cannot be alone in a godless universe, for Nietzsche?


A) The overman
B) The underman
C) Priests
D) Pariahs

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Lou Salome married Nietzsche.

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What did Nietzsche believe the prolonged dominance of scientism would lead to?


A) Progress
B) Ennui
C) Wisdom
D) Self-contempt

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Nietzsche held that life was an argument.

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For the overman, evil equals


A) wise
B) good
C) vulgar
D) pain

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Schopenhauer claimed that our only hope was detachment and withdrawal.

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For Novack, the will to power is an ache for


A) less
B) more
C) thirst
D) hunger

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Nietzsche claimed that it was better to be envied than pitied.

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The love of our specific fate is


A) amor fati
B) fromage feti
C) fait accompli
D) amor propre

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Being moralistic is a form of


A) Wisdom
B) Power
C) Engagement
D) Hypocrisy

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What did Nietzsche mean when he claimed that God is dead ? Do you agree with his view here? Explain your answer.

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The ideal modern citizen is not


A) democratic
B) compassionate
C) sheeplike
D) feral

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Nietzsche believed that Schopenhauer s pessimism was life-affirming.

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