Study Questions
Explain two different understandings of "origin." Which does Nietzsche prefer,
and why?
Why do you think Nietzsche would consider the priestly moral code more
"interesting" than the knightly-aristocratic code?
Explain the concept of ressentiment. How does it differ from the
contempt of master morality?
Explore the consequences for the philosophy of personal identity of Nietzsche's
claim that there is no "doer" behind the "deed." What am I if not a subject?
And how might I be said to be separate from other people if we are not subjects?
Explain the will to power. How does it operate in slave morality? In master
morality?
What, according to Nietzsche, is the origin of bad conscience?
Explain perspectivism. How is it important to Nietzsche's philosophy?
Explain the relationship between the ascetic priest and the masses? In what was
does the ascetic priest serve as a "doctor"?
What is the will that Nietzsche believes can oppose the ascetic ideal? How does
he perceive the relationship between the two?
What does Nietzsche mean when he says "man would rather will nothingness
than not will"?
