Friedrich Nietzsche's Beyond Good And Evil
In “Beyond Good & Evil”, Friedrich Nietzsche analyzes the role of a figure he creates called the Free Spirit. In today’s technological day and age, the world is filled with followers and people who simply go with the grain as opposed to going against it and forgoing what everyone else is doing. On the off hand, those who do go against the crowd evidently stand out, and arguably, they live a better life in search of their own greatness as opposed to the concept of the ‘common good’. In the book, the Free Spirit is plays the person who goes against the grain, seeking knowledge that no one else even dreams of. The Free Spirit stands above the masses, and in effect nears making substantial progress for society, against their moral intelligence.
Nietzsche classifies the herd …show more content…
Nietzsche suggests that this is because all truths known by the average individual, and the herd, are founded on a bedrock of prejudice. The herd’s unwillingness to learn results in their misunderstanding of any sort of truly deep train of thought, such as that of a philosopher. Under this argument, comes the suggestion of the Free Spirit. The Free Spirit is a separate figure from the herd, who thrives on their own, focusing on their individual journey and devoting their lives to the acquirement of knowledge. The Free Spirit is a profound thinker, which requires complete isolation and independence from the people of the herd, as they think entirely differently. Nietzsche states that to be considered a Free Spirit, “one must shed the bad taste of wanting to agree with many” (§43). This makes for a very difficult lifestyle as the Free Spirit is forced to face unknown dangers alone, that no one else will understand due to their incapability to further divulge into learning. However, it is inherently worth it to the individual, as they are up to the challenge of attempting anything that contains the possibility of gaining
Nietzsche classifies the herd …show more content…
Nietzsche suggests that this is because all truths known by the average individual, and the herd, are founded on a bedrock of prejudice. The herd’s unwillingness to learn results in their misunderstanding of any sort of truly deep train of thought, such as that of a philosopher. Under this argument, comes the suggestion of the Free Spirit. The Free Spirit is a separate figure from the herd, who thrives on their own, focusing on their individual journey and devoting their lives to the acquirement of knowledge. The Free Spirit is a profound thinker, which requires complete isolation and independence from the people of the herd, as they think entirely differently. Nietzsche states that to be considered a Free Spirit, “one must shed the bad taste of wanting to agree with many” (§43). This makes for a very difficult lifestyle as the Free Spirit is forced to face unknown dangers alone, that no one else will understand due to their incapability to further divulge into learning. However, it is inherently worth it to the individual, as they are up to the challenge of attempting anything that contains the possibility of gaining