Nietzsche’s Last Glimpse at Reason Student Edition

1. Nietzsche’s Last Glimpse at ReasonStudent Edition Edited By: Dr. Picart Associate Professor of English Courtesy Associate Professor of Law and Brett Ader Erin Irving and Dan Funes

2. Ecce Homo • “Here is a man! Here is a new, a different image of humanity; not a saint or holy man any more than a traditional sage, but a modern version…Above all, do not mistake me for someone else.” -Ecce Homo, Nietzsche

3. Ecce Homo: Here is a Man Napoleon’s surprise when seeing a German man for the first time. Used to describe a character in Twilight of the Idols who painted a portrait of himself for everyone to see. Walter Kaufmann: Self-Identification Pontius Pilate, not Jesus Christ, is the only hero of the New Testament.

4. Nietzsche’s Parents • Karl Ludwig Nietzsche, his father, was said to be the highest rung on the ladder.

5. Nietzsche’s Parents • Franzisca Nietzsche, his mother, was described as the lowest rung on the ladder. • Nietzsche’s “beginning” is from his father and his “decadence” is from his mother.

6. Seeking Health How does his twofold heritage of death and life contribute to his authority on curing oneself?

7. Amor Fati Love of Fate Ability to accept oneself and one’s position and not wish oneself different.

8. What is Russian Fatalism? • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________ • ____________________________________

9. The Sick Noble • Small ears: _______ • Long ears: _______ • Nietzsche had small ears thus making him an expert at understanding women.

10. The Laws of Manu How did the Hindu Laws of Manu affect Nietzsche’s political view of amor fati. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

11. Characteristics of Women • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________ • ___________________________________

12. Socrates v. Nietzsche How do the men differ from one another?

13. Nietzsche’s Phases • Pre-Zarathustran phase: ___________ _______________________________ • Zarathustran phase: _______________ __________________________________________________________________ • Earlier Post-Zarathustran phase: _____ _________________________________ _________________________________

14. On the Brink of Insanity At the end of his life, Nietzsche becomes discouraged, much like Zarathustra. Nietzsche becomes solely concerned with self preservation (Womb envy revisited).

15. Imagine Nietzsche’s Comments Regarding: • The beliefs of Nietzsche’s religious father. • Nietzsche’s own health during his last years. • His Sister’s ‘editing’ of his work and its use by the Nazis. • Film and Video Games. • Technology such as cloning and Artificial Intelligence.

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