Nietzsche’s ethics and its importance for modern philosophy

Abstract

He article considers the main contribution made by Nietzsche to philosophy. Some authors believe that he is a significant contributor to ontology and epistemology, while others believe that it was ethics. The author adheres to the latter approach. Nietzsche’s ethics is associated with limits in the states of the human spirit and with transitions through them. Along with a deep philosophical and philological analysis, Nietzsche’s ethics is a reflection and its complex, which applies, first, in relation to his attitude to a woman. He conducted a deep analysis of the relationship between the foundations of ethics and Christianity, in which Nietzsche saw only the negative aspect. Equally important are the critical studies of Nietzsche, who was not afraid to debunk the most prominent thinkers. Nietzsche exalts aristocracy, vanity, power and duty, but at the same time, he denies that humans have many of their inherent qualities and, above all, love. Nietzsche’s historical and philological criticism of many traditional concepts and ideas allows a deeper understanding of the foundations of morality and individual philosophical concepts. Nietzsche believes that morality is due to fatigue. He encourages a person to live, praising the strength and beauty of the body. He admired the Greeks for their intelligence, harmonious development, extolled Dionysian values and believed that all life should be subordinate to culture. Many of his ideas are relevant now. The critical function is the most important among the functions of philosophy, and although Nietzschean criticism is evil, it is visual and constructive. Such a sharp criticism of philosophy is necessary as one of the most important elements of its development. Despite the vagueness of many approaches and the widespread use of philological methods by him, Nietzsche’s ethics is fundamental and contributes to the development of philosophy as a whole, since it penetrates the very essence of man into his being.