In addition, the philosopher will approach the manner in which man achieves the understanding of the world. In his opinion, the knowledge which man generally has is not a pure one. On the contrary he will generally deal with appearances. He underlines that the value of a thing is generally not intrinsic nor universal. On the contrary people will consider a thing to be valuable or not depending on the time and place where they stand as well as on their desires and beliefs of the moment. This is an argument that is used in order to support the thesis according to which man's knowledge of the world is far from being pure and objective.

All in all in can be stated that Nietzsche is one of the most lucid philosophers who have tried to analyze the condition and values of humanity. He caused controversy through his work in which he attempted to underline that humanity's values have undergone...

Man has become too rational to continue believing in the existence of a superior being. The death of God is the symbolical fall of the Christian moral values. What man needs to do now is find himself another set of values which can help him find meaning in life and what surrounds him.
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