BF199 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Critical Thinking, Bourgeoisie, Rationality
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Genealogy: genealogy a technique of critical thinking. Moral nobles : sees the slave as very negative, focuses on the wrongs done unto them, cowardly, furtive (sneaky), clever, waiting and temporarily humiliating oneself, conceives of enemies as evil (to be exterminated) Means this literally, poor people are the. We should not demand of birds of prey that they be lambs. We should not valorize the weakness of the lambs as though it were something chosen. Critique of liberalism: weak pacifism vs strong violence: the oppressed say: let"s be good! Let"s not overpower, not hurt, not attack, not retaliate, be patient, humble and upright! nietzsche"s worry is. Or weak violence: heroism may be about strength and spontaneity but is not necessarily violent or non-violent. Punishment: noble morality vs slave ressentiment: in the good old days, punishment was just a kind of automatic outburst , but now it has an economic character.
