Plato Vs. Nietzsche: The Nature Of Good
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Plato and Nietzsche have opposing views on the nature of good.
Plato, as demonstrated in the "The Cave" and "Apology," believes that Good
is absolute. This means that he is of the opinion that there is one perfect
version of Good for all people, whether they are rich or poor, powerful or
weak. How ....
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.... a man "…ought not to calculate
the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing
anything he is doing right or wrong - acting the part of a Good man or of a
bad." From his writings in "The Cave" and the "Apology," Plato shows his
belief in an absolute, unalterable Good which man should prize above all
else.
Conversely, Nietzsche feels that there are two different sets of
morality dependent on class, meaning that the nature of good is relative.
Nietzsche outlines ....
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