Nietzsche's genealogical critique of morality & the historical Zarathustra

Hassan, Patrick 2021. Nietzsche's genealogical critique of morality & the historical Zarathustra. ERGO 7 , pp. 626-658. 10.3998/ergo.1121

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Abstract

Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals (GM) embarks upon an ambitious project to account for the roots of, and continued commitment to, the various manifestations of contemporary European morality. In the first of its three essays, Nietzsche proffers a causal story of the origins this phenomenon in terms of the ressentiment of an enfeebled social class towards their aristocratic oppressors. The sentiments of hatred and a desire for revenge, Nietzsche claims, eventually led to a subtle but profound inversion of the aristocratic values which dominated the social plain. It is out of this mechanism of social oppression and hatred that contemporary values—such as pity, equality, humility, justice, and so forth—were born.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Michigan Publishing
ISSN:	2330-4014
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 March 2023
Date of Acceptance:	1 April 2021
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 19:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/157965

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