The Problem of the Noble Ideal
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https://doi.org/10.24310/EstudiosNIETen.vi15.10789Keywords:
noble, re-valuation, moral, ethicsAbstract
Nietzsche’s critique of (slave) «morality» has been, for understandable reasons, a central focus of the reception of his work, however, rather less attention has been paid to what he identifies as «the problem of the noble ideal». While it is widely recognized that Nietzsche is not incoherently advocating a return to, for example, Homeric ethics — a point reinforced by the exemplars to which he directs us (most prominently
Goethe), there is little in the way of analysis of Nietzsche’s concern to overcome the problem of the noble ideal or its implications for understanding his project of re-evaluation. To elucidate this aspect of Nietzsche’s thinking, I’ll begin by drawing attention to the problem of the noble ideal before situating this problem in Nietzsche’s wider reflections on power and ethics. I’ll then focus on how Nietzsche seeks to resolve this problem and what this entails for understanding his project.
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