Describe in general terms the criticism of traditional (Christian) morality offered by Nietzsche?

Question

Describe in general terms the criticism of traditional (Christian) morality offered by Nietzsche in the first part of the section of Twilight of the Idols entitled ‘Morality as Anti-nature’

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Answer 1

To Nietzsche, passions are part of who we are. Our nature. They are powerful but also destructive. They can be used to aid us and give us direction but they also have the power to dominate our lives if we allow them to.

A strong person would take the good and abstain from the bad. A weaker person would realize he can't abstain from the bad without avoiding his passion altogether and would do so. The weakest of all would know he is doomed but indulge in his passion anyway.

This is much of what is wrong with Christianity, in his view. It acknowledges the many passions, but calls giving in to them sinful. It makes a virtue out of self-denial instead of self-control.

To Nietzsche, that self-denial is a lot like self-destruction. If you deny who you are, how can you be more than nothing? If you avoid living life, aren't you already dead? He equates Christianity with a 'philosophy of death' in other sections of his work... but those are other sections and not necessarily germane to the question you asked.

Answer 2

Hello:

Nature in its rawest form is selfish and self serving. Christian morality (as is true with all morality) does make life more difficult with all its rules and whatnot.

Nietzsche didn't think it was stupid to be moral, but he did think it was stupid to follow a bunch of rules just because God says so or something else as arbitrary.

I hope this helps.

Rev Phil

Answer 3

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