Nietzsche: Genealogy of Molarity

Nietzsches statement that man has killed God and does not know he is dead suggests that man is unconscious of the repercussions of their actions. When writing The Gay Science, Nietzsche observed that the ruling class acted out of adoration and ego, corrupting the moral fabric upon which society was constructed (Geuss & Skinner, 2006). Notably, religion was synonymous with political governance since the religious leaders also doubled in the governance of the state. He observed the deformation of humans as subjects of Christian moralization and civilization and the emergence of humanity with the erosion of the Christian moral culture.

He cautions against the assumption of absolute confidence in what we might think we know since how we understand might not be what historically meant. He sees human forgetfulness as a great undoing of civilization and the erosion of Christian morals as the death of God (Geuss & Skinner, 2006). The emergence of Christianity resulted from cruelty towards other humans by the ruling class and the forgetfulness of man-made them oblivious to the suffering endured towards the realization of order in society, thus, arguing that man had killed God and did not know he was dead.

The argues that our way of thinking is fundamentally flawed since we are inclined to adhere to contemporary morality and serve our ends. Consequently, man lives at the expense of the future (Nietzsche, 1882). Nietzsche argues that man perceives a false rank in the world concerning nature and animals by seeing himself as being superior. Further, mans evaluation of the world is often limited to good and evil and implores man to view the world beyond good and evil. Otherwise, mans perception of morality is prejudicial by assuming knowledge of things they do not reflect in character.

According to Nietzsche, the human way of thinking is flawed in believing in the supreme value of communal moral compassion. In the contemporary perception of morality, the assumption that there is one understanding of morality that is possible and attainable, man limits himself to the norms of herd morality (White, 1994). Notably, a man now and then invents what is good and evil and accepts these conceptions as what is eternal and unconditional. He notes man constructs this phenomenon to endure their circumstances and create comfort as the foundation for hope for the future and redemption from the past transgressions.

Nietzsches notion of God is informed by the ideology that there is a metaphysical world contracted by man to escape the realities of the world. While he employs a critical tone, he acknowledges the utility of this utopia for people to endure their current suffering with the promise of a better future. The ascetic Ideal is determined by resentment that emerges from the unfulfilled instinct and ability to will that comes with power. He argues that man not only desires to concur with something in life but concur with life itself and its profound conditions. The states that the ascetic ideal is humans prefer to will nothingness rather than not will (Nietzsche, 1887; 65). However, mans...

…this presupposition implies that man has to commit their life to the mastery of a craft where this threshold for an individual to guarantee a future (Chamberlain, 2012). This requires an individual to assume responsibility that one can be held accountable for in an agreement. This requires one to go contrary to herd morality and pursue ones creative endeavors within the circumstances of life.

Nietzsche argues that there are two forms of morality, master morality and slave morality. To accomplish master molarity, man master overlooks the norms of society. He creates an understanding of self that one is accountable to before they are accountable to anybody or anything else. Failure to pursue or accomplish ones goals results in torment that affects one individual and society. The development of the modern social construct of society was a result of punitive norms from the Christian ideals. For example, criminals were punished through gruesome punishments, such as boiling and amputations (Ranasinghe, 2020). The order that we now enjoy as a result of great suffering. However, due to mans forgetfulness, this suffering might be experienced in ones life due to the lack of willpower to set goals and persevere the suffering that comes with the journey of their accomplishment. Conforming to the aesthetics of the mediocre mass is likely to purge societys clamor for greatness and the need to pursue excellence (Nietzsche, 1882). The act of killing God is associated with attacking the higher men and overlooking the instincts and the sacrifice required to achieve noble goals. This creates a constant antagonym between individuals…