Arguments For In Class Assingnment Group#4
Argument for lack of a connection/agreement between quotes:
1.)The two passages do not agree because Rousseau says that it is stupid to question the nature of difference between men. Nietzsche is questioning the etymological origin of the moral vernacular which separates some men from others. They are connected, but they do not agree.
2.)The quote from The Discourse on the origin of Inequality does not mesh completely with the quote from On the Genealogy of Morals because the first claims that questioning the cause of inequality is folly, whereas the second places the utmost importance upon the same question. Rousseau's position is that the commanders of the "slaves" have a natural distinction of being "better" than their underlings.
3.)I feel that Rousseau and Nietzsche's quotes do not agree-not because of any contradictions or conflict between the two, but because they are addressing different concerns. Rousseau is discussing natural superiority/inferiority and Nietzsche is discussing etymology.
4.)Rousseau's arguments do not necessarily imply that slaves should be the ones to question natural inequality. In fact, the passage "a question unbecoming free and responsible beings in the quest for truth" diminishes the value of the question, showing that any slave who poses this idea is really wasting his time.
Arguments for a connection:
states that those in "command" are better men souls" as if these people were born to be leaders/1.)The two passages connect in the sense that they discuss the difference between "better" men and less fit men. The first passage brings to the topic of discussion that it is absurd to try and look for the cause of inequality past the bare definition. It is explained that the definition because they preside over others. It is a simple and concise argument. The second passage brings to discussion the concept of "aristocratic successful. Though this argument leans more towards a spiritual and unchangeable truth about a certain individual, its conceptual analysis of the subject bears true to the first passage. Simply: those that are better will rule over those who are weaker in a social and economical sense in all situations.
These texts are from Tuesday's 12 o'clock group
1.)The two passages do not agree because Rousseau says that it is stupid to question the nature of difference between men. Nietzsche is questioning the etymological origin of the moral vernacular which separates some men from others. They are connected, but they do not agree.
2.)The quote from The Discourse on the origin of Inequality does not mesh completely with the quote from On the Genealogy of Morals because the first claims that questioning the cause of inequality is folly, whereas the second places the utmost importance upon the same question. Rousseau's position is that the commanders of the "slaves" have a natural distinction of being "better" than their underlings.
3.)I feel that Rousseau and Nietzsche's quotes do not agree-not because of any contradictions or conflict between the two, but because they are addressing different concerns. Rousseau is discussing natural superiority/inferiority and Nietzsche is discussing etymology.
4.)Rousseau's arguments do not necessarily imply that slaves should be the ones to question natural inequality. In fact, the passage "a question unbecoming free and responsible beings in the quest for truth" diminishes the value of the question, showing that any slave who poses this idea is really wasting his time.
Arguments for a connection:
states that those in "command" are better men souls" as if these people were born to be leaders/1.)The two passages connect in the sense that they discuss the difference between "better" men and less fit men. The first passage brings to the topic of discussion that it is absurd to try and look for the cause of inequality past the bare definition. It is explained that the definition because they preside over others. It is a simple and concise argument. The second passage brings to discussion the concept of "aristocratic successful. Though this argument leans more towards a spiritual and unchangeable truth about a certain individual, its conceptual analysis of the subject bears true to the first passage. Simply: those that are better will rule over those who are weaker in a social and economical sense in all situations.
These texts are from Tuesday's 12 o'clock group
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