I'm no Nietzsche expert, but something smells off here.
If slave morality is born of "the [idea that the] good is what is most useful for the whole community, not just the strong" - AND - if slave morality is also based "devaluing that which the master values and the slave does not have" - then I think we have a invalid argument.
You can't want what is good for everybody while at the same time devaluing what others cherish.
That only works if your definition of "good" is destruction. If so, then whoever wrote the wikipedia article is just out to confuse. I suspect Nietzsche is way too subtle for such nonsense.
I actually ordered the book this is based on so I'll be reading it then I'll report back.
I didn't quote the whole thing but the wiki writer also says "Nietzsche saw this as a contradiction"
I actually think it makes sense. It's literally exactly what the left is doing. They've embraced that contradiction. We know their values and beliefs don't actually bring good for everyone and they are inherently destructive. They simply set the stage for a new master morality to take over.
I'm no Nietzsche expert, but something smells off here.
If slave morality is born of "the [idea that the] good is what is most useful for the whole community, not just the strong" - AND - if slave morality is also based "devaluing that which the master values and the slave does not have" - then I think we have a invalid argument.
You can't want what is good for everybody while at the same time devaluing what others cherish.
That only works if your definition of "good" is destruction. If so, then whoever wrote the wikipedia article is just out to confuse. I suspect Nietzsche is way too subtle for such nonsense.
I actually ordered the book this is based on so I'll be reading it then I'll report back.
I didn't quote the whole thing but the wiki writer also says "Nietzsche saw this as a contradiction"
I actually think it makes sense. It's literally exactly what the left is doing. They've embraced that contradiction. We know their values and beliefs don't actually bring good for everyone and they are inherently destructive. They simply set the stage for a new master morality to take over.