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- Title
Why Should We Care About Nietzsche's 'Higher Men'?
- Authors
BenZvi, Omri
- Abstract
This paper offers a new interpretation of Nietzsche's 'higher men' doctrine, which explains how he can simultaneously hold the following two positions: first, that higher types are especially important or valuable; and second, that all moral claims are false (i.e. a crude error theory regarding morality). Nietzsche can coherently subscribe to both views by arguing that higher types have wide inter-subjective (prudential) value to lower types. More specifically, higher men, who are mainly characterized by their strong, commanding nature, fulfill a psychological need, common in most humans-the need to obey. The paper develops this conception of higher types and shows how it relates to Nietzsche's insights on culture, nihilism, and becoming.
- Subjects
NIHILISM (Philosophy); PHILOSOPHY; MEANINGLESSNESS (Philosophy); THEORY of knowledge; PRAGMATISM
- Publication
European Journal of Philosophy, 2017, Vol 25, Issue 3, p638
- ISSN
0966-8373
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ejop.12173