I. German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) placed such a high value on aesthetics that his ideas on art form a core of his thought. In this respect he extends the interests of Schopenhauer, of whose writing he was a devotee in his younger years. Indeed, the ideas in his first book
Tragedy as I understand Nietzsche in Birth, is the Apollonian hero mocked by the Dionysian chorus of satyrs.
It’s weird that Nietzsche thought Humanism derived from Christianity. I thought Humanism was more geared to the human and Christianity to a supernatural order. I’ve never understood the idea that human rights derived from Christianity. When did Jesus talk about human rights?
Well, I suppose the Christian line might be that a society should embody the values of Christ and one of those was the equality of souls. To translate that into equality under law and then extend that to a welfare state seems misguided but it might be seen as "mission creep". Personally, I think human rights comes from the Enlightenment and the social activist arm of the Church originally.
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote a treatise on the rights of women in 1793. Her daughter wrote Frankenstein. I'm pretty sure feminism enters into it very early on. I have a hard time imagining Christianity would lead to feminism. After all, it wants to destroy the patriarchy.
Also, the men who wrote the Rights of Man in France a little before this time were anti-Christian. I think human rights had more to do with men and then women attempting to usurp the supernatural order. One way was through Romanticism. The human psyche takes on god-like powers. I don't think they wanted equality at all. That was a demonic cover for power, a cat-and-mouse game they play with themselves to this very day.
Thank you for this essay.
Tragedy as I understand Nietzsche in Birth, is the Apollonian hero mocked by the Dionysian chorus of satyrs.
It’s weird that Nietzsche thought Humanism derived from Christianity. I thought Humanism was more geared to the human and Christianity to a supernatural order. I’ve never understood the idea that human rights derived from Christianity. When did Jesus talk about human rights?
Well, I suppose the Christian line might be that a society should embody the values of Christ and one of those was the equality of souls. To translate that into equality under law and then extend that to a welfare state seems misguided but it might be seen as "mission creep". Personally, I think human rights comes from the Enlightenment and the social activist arm of the Church originally.
Mary Wollstonecraft wrote a treatise on the rights of women in 1793. Her daughter wrote Frankenstein. I'm pretty sure feminism enters into it very early on. I have a hard time imagining Christianity would lead to feminism. After all, it wants to destroy the patriarchy.
Also, the men who wrote the Rights of Man in France a little before this time were anti-Christian. I think human rights had more to do with men and then women attempting to usurp the supernatural order. One way was through Romanticism. The human psyche takes on god-like powers. I don't think they wanted equality at all. That was a demonic cover for power, a cat-and-mouse game they play with themselves to this very day.