tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post2437107772439238575..comments2024-03-10T15:20:30.552-05:00Comments on stmhumanities: UbermenschMrs.Qhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17626503384057111894noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-66065700820721162042016-08-27T13:19:58.108-05:002016-08-27T13:19:58.108-05:00I think that the concept of the ubermench is a kin...I think that the concept of the ubermench is a kind of goal set for humans in their lives. In Nietzsche's book <i>Thus Spoke Zarathustra</i>, the ubermench is set as a goal for humanity, the thing that everyone would strive for. People would be judged for how they advanced the next generation of human beings, not their own generation. For example, a woman's goal would be to give birth to an ubermench. Unfortunately, later on the Nazis used this term to describe the ideal Aryan race, but this idea was racially based and completely different from Nietzsche's idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00379611037826751017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953690364532718935.post-45045637706214835572016-08-22T22:14:56.764-05:002016-08-22T22:14:56.764-05:00I think the concept of the "uber mensch"...I think the concept of the "uber mensch" is more about mentality than a way of life. We learned that Nietzsche thought that humans related more closely to apes than to the ideal "uber mensch". Therefore, I don't think that Nietzsche wanted everyone to live as an "uber mensch" if he did not believe that humanity reached that point. Instead I believe he wants humans to focus on the mentality of an "uber mensch" which is to overcome all and endure all pain. The reason I say it is more about mentality is because Nietzsche seemed to focus a large chunk of his philosophy on slave versus master mentality. The master mentality would be that of the over man which would assist one in maximizing their potential for their own benefit. I agree that he wants us to focus on our over man instead of focusing on things such as religion, science, etc because he believes such things are pointless and fake. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801208047460512714noreply@blogger.com