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| Civilization: A civilization is an advanced human society characterized by complex social, cultural, and technological development, often marked by achievements in areas like art, science, governance, and architecture. It denotes a high level of cultural sophistication._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Friedrich Nietzsche on Civilization - Dictionary of Arguments
Danto III 169 Morals/Morality/Civilization/Nietzsche/Danto: morality generally consists in obedience to morals, no matter what they may represent.(1) Customs are traditional practices, and where there is no living tradition there is no morality, because then there is nothing to comply with. However, obedience to morals has sense and purpose per se. This corresponds to the principle with which civilization begins: every custom is better than no custom.(2) Danto: in this respect, Nietzsche tries to explain the apparent irrationality and arbitrariness of the traditions cherished by societies from all over the world, sometimes with the threat of appalling punishments. >Customs/Nietzsche. Moral/Nietzsche/Danto: a moral is not just a set of customs. It ideally provides the reasons why these rules should be followed. Danto III 170 In practice, this is imposed on the individual through the will to power of a group. This is about the continued existence of this group. The consequence is that one should be the same as the other, that everyone should think, feel and speak in a similar way. The reasons why these rules should apply and not other rules is called "fantastic causalities" by Nietzsche.(3) >Morality/Nietzsche. Danto III 172 Customs/Reason/NietzscheVsTradition/Nietzsche/Danto: the apostrophized reasons for explaining our practices are never the right ones, but only the imaginary ones.(4) Danto III 181 Civilization/Nietzsche/Danto: the observance of any law - preferably any law rather than no law at all - marks the beginning of civilization and makes life meaningful and worth living: Everything there is of freedom, finesse, daring, dance and masterly security on earth.... whether in thought itself or in government, (...) in the arts as well as in morality, it (has) developed only through the 'tyranny of such arbitrary laws'.(5) 1. F. Nietzsche Morgenröthe, KGW V.1, S. 17-20. 2. Ibid. p. 25. 3. Ibid. p. 10. 4. F. Nietzsche Nachlass, Berlin, 1999, S. 485. 5. F. Nietzsche Jenseits von Gut und Böse, KGW VI.2, S. 110._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Nie I Friedrich Nietzsche Sämtliche Werke: Kritische Studienausgabe Berlin 2009 Nie V F. Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil 2014 Danto I A. C. Danto Connections to the World - The Basic Concepts of Philosophy, New York 1989 German Edition: Wege zur Welt München 1999 Danto III Arthur C. Danto Nietzsche as Philosopher: An Original Study, New York 1965 German Edition: Nietzsche als Philosoph München 1998 Danto VII A. C. Danto The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art (Columbia Classics in Philosophy) New York 2005 |
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